Crime & Safety

Drunk Montco Man Allegedly Threatens Family: Report

The tirade allegedly began when the man's girlfriend and daughters refused to buy him a suit and he felt "disrespected."

LANSDALE, PA -- A Lansdale man has been arrested for allegedly threatening family members while drunk Wednesday, according to a report.

Discord began between Mark Degraffenreidt, 51, of East Main Street, his girlfriend, and his daughters, over a suit which he wanted bought for him, the report states.

The girlfriend first refused to buy the suit, and then when he asked his daughter to buy it, she told him to buy it himself, according tot he report.

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Degraffenreidt emerged from the suit quarrel feeling "disrespected."

He then began screaming expletives, stating that he would "wreck everything in this (expletive)," according to The Reporter. He then threw a television on the floor, threatened to put his daughter's head through the wall, and said he was going to go to Philly to buy a Glock.

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His preliminary hearing for simple assault and terroristic threats is set for March 16.

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