Crime & Safety
Allentown Man Assaulted Wife, Police Say
A fight between husband and wife started in the Sunset Grille parking lot in Upper Macungie and continued to the couple's Allentown home, police say.
An Allentown man was arrested by Upper Macungie Police early Saturday morning in connection with an alleged fight that began in the parking lot of the Sunset Grille.
Police said Daniel Knotts, 38, of Allentown, was charged with simple assault, harassment, unlawful restraint and false imprisonment.
Knotts' wife, 31, told Allentown police she was assaulted by her husband and that the incident had begun about 3:15 a.m. in the parking of the Sunset Grille in Upper Macungie, according to a police news release. It continued until the couple arrived at their home in the 700 block of N. Muhlenberg Street in Allentown, the release said. Allentown police contacted Upper Macungie police.
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The woman was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where she was interviewed by police. Her injuries were not specified.
Knotts was arraigned by District Judge Michael Pochron and released on $15,000 bail.
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