State police filed three citations after Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline builder Williams Partners turned over video footage reportedly showing people trespassing on private property Saturday afternoon in the area of 1010 Susquehannock Drive, Martic Township.

Mark Clatterbuck and Timothy Spiese of Martic Township, ages unlisted, and a 14-year-old girl were charged with summary criminal trespass, police said.

Clatterbuck, co-founder of Lancaster Against Pipelines, released a statement Monday, claiming a group of 30 or more residents gathered at pipeline work sites in Martic Township that day were simply caroling and offering homemade cookies to employees, who “expressed eagerness” to accept them.

He decried the charges as “gratuitous” and called the police presence an “absurd” move by Williams to “intimidate community members.”

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Clatterbuck mentioned possibly contesting the charges.

Residents dispersed peacefully after police arrived and no further citations were issued, according to state police Trooper James Spencer.

“The protesters in general are very decent people when it comes to dealing with police,” he said.