HANOVER — An altercation in the town has led to charges for a Silver Creek resident.

At around 5:39 p.m. Friday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office responded to an address in Route 5 and 20. An investigation found that Joseph S Peatman, 64, did subject another person to unwanted physical contact during the altercation.

Peatman was charged with one count of second-degree harassment and transported to the Chautauqua County Jail to be arraigned in the Centralized Arraignment Program.