A Scranton man caused about $10,000 in damage to electrical wiring at the West Scranton Junior Football Field, according to a criminal complaint.

Steven Gilliand, 43, faces a felony charge of criminal mischief and remains in Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $20,000.

According to the complaint:

At about 6 p.m. on Friday, officers were called to the Jackson Street field. Dispatchers relayed to police the man responsible was walking east on Washburn Street and could be identified by extensive tattoos covering his arms.

Officer Jack Carroll approached the man fitting the suspect’s identification on Washburn Street near Rebecca Avenue.

Gilliand, of Corey Street, originally misidentified himself as Jared Gilliand and gave an erroneous birthdate. When officers could not locate the identifying information in the system, Gilliand provided his correct name and birthdate.

Officers determined Gilliand had a child-support warrant from Lackawanna County, as well as multiple PFA order violations in Wyoming County, according to the complaint.

Police then spoke with Sabrina Santucci, who provided video footage of the damage, which showed Gilliand cutting electrical wiring connected to the football field building and pulling it from the ground.

The footage shows Gilliand disturbing a section of the ground about 15 yards long.

Carroll noted the man in the video was wearing the same clothes and had the same tattoos as Gilliand had when officers approached him. Gilliand, however, denied doing any damage to the field and said he wasn’t the person in the video.

Police searched a backpack Gilliand had with him and found a flashlight, copper wire and electrical wire, consistent with damage at the field, according to the complaint.

Santucci told police that the damage had been done over the course of several nights and estimated the cost of replacing the electrical wiring at about $10,000.

The West Scranton Football field is owned by the City of Scranton, according to the complaint.

Gilliand also faces a misdemeanor charge of possessing an instrument of crime. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Sept. 29 before District Judge Joanne Corbett.