State police say a Royersford, Montgomery County man was charged with simple assault after he allegedly struck another man with a closed fist inside the Turkey Hill convenience store on Rt. 611 in Nockamixon Township on New Year’s Day.
A Royersford, Montgomery County, man has been charged with simple assault after state police say he punched another man in the face inside a Turkey Hill convenience store.
According to a news release issued by Pennsylvania State Police at Dublin, 53-year-old Joseph Francis Curran was in the store at 8830 Easton Road (Rt. 611) in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, on New Year’s Day when he allegedly struck a 37-year-old Kintnersville man with a closed fist.
Police said that in striking the Kintnersville man, Curran allegedly “was attempting to knock him out.”
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State police said that Curran also attempted to pull the other man over a counter, ripping his shirt in the process.
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After the alleged victim called 911 shortly before 2:30 p.m., police said Curran fled the scene by driving northbound on Rt. 611.
According to Bucks County court records, Curran is charged with second-degree misdemeanor simple assault and two summary offenses: harassment and disorderly conduct.
The docket filed in Curran’s case in district court 07-3-03 in Ottsville did not list an attorney for him as of Friday.
A preliminary hearing on the charges he is facing is scheduled to be held Monday, Feb. 14 at 10 a.m. before District Judge Gary Gambardella, according to the docket.
Note: All individuals charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. This story was compiled using information from the Pennsylvania State Police at Dublin and Bucks County district court records.
