Crime & Safety
Wilson Man Assaulted Father, Police Say
The man was charged with pushing his father in his West Easton home, causing him to hit the back of his head and suffer a laceration of about two inches that was treated at a hospital, say court records.
Scott William Repsher, 35, of Wilson Borough, was arraigned early Friday on charges of simple assault and harassment by physical contact after allegedly pushing his father in his West Easton home.
Police say Robert Repsher, 60, suffered a two-inch-long cut to the back of his head leaving “a large amount of blood” in his hair that required medical attention from the incident, which occurred Thursday night. They added that three other people witnessed the incident and confirmed the elder Repsher's account.
Scott Repsher was by released by on-duty District Judge Adrianne Masut on $5,000 unsecured bail.