Crime & Safety

Gun, Assault Charges Filed After Springfield Domestic Incident

A 30-year-old Philadelphia man is accused of assaulting and threatening a family member in Springfield Township back in late July.

SPRINGFIELD, PA — Police in Springfield Township charged a Philadelphia man with assault and firearm crimes after a domestic incident on July 31.

According to police, officers were called to the area of West Rolling and Eagle roads on that date.

There, police found a person who had been assaulted and threatened with a weapon by a family member.

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Police said the suspect had left the area, but was found shortly at a nearby commercial property.

Maliq Smith-Lemon, 30, of Philadelphia, was found, as was a gun.

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Smith-Lemon was taken into custody and charged.

According to police, Smith-Lemon also had warrants out of Plymouth Township and Philadelphia.

Smith-Lemon was held for arraignment, police said.

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