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Man charged in biting, severing woman’s lip in Freemansburg dispute
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
A Freemansburg man is facing assault charges after allegedly attacking a woman and biting off a portion of her lip during a domestic dispute.
Edward Clark, 27, of the 600 block of Ramblewood Lane, is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment in Saturday’s crime.
Borough police were called to Clark’s home at 11:38 p.m. following a 911 hangup call. Investigators knocking on the door could hear the female victim inside calling for help, police said. The woman was trying to open the door to officers but Clark kept blocking her attempts, according to police.
A Bethlehem Township man employed as assistant commissioner of the New York City probation department was indicted in federal court on child pornography charges.
Dealer charged in fatal overdose of standout Pen Argyl wrestler Mikey Racciato, DA says
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
Posted Feb 08, 2021
Pen Argyl s Mikey Racciato leaps into the arms of assistant coach Jason Grim after winning his second PIAA 2A state championship.lehighvalleylive.com file photo
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Christopher Ferrante, 41, faces drug delivery resulting in death and related charges stemming from Racciato’s death.
Northampton County prosecutors allege Ferrante sold Racciato fentanyl twice the night he died.
After the first sale, Racciato overdosed and was taken to the hospital; Ferrante picked up Racciato from the hospital, and sold him more fentanyl, which would ultimately kill him, prosecutors said.
Feb 9, 2021
An arrest has been made in the overdose death of three-time PIAA wrestling champion Michael Racciato. Northampton County DA Terry Houck says 41-year-old Christopher Ferrante sold Racciato the fentanyl that killed the 26-year-old Pen Argyl graduate. The simple fact is if you are involved in a drug deal with a person that results in their death then you are legally responsible for that specific crime. It s a homicide charge. It s serious, It s a felony in the first degree, Houck says. The DA says Racciato overdosed on Christmas Eve, but survived. Ferrante picked him up at the hospital and then sold him more fentanyl that eventually killed Racciato, whose body was found Christmas Day inside his vehicle outside the Towne Place Hotel in Lower Nazareth Township. Ferrante is in Northampton County Prison under $250,000 bail.