Man charged after spitting at, hitting officer while in custody: police
Accused of assaulting an officer inside a local police station, a New Holland man is facing criminal charges, which state he twisted the officerâs little finger before hitting him in the neck and face. Adam L. Helman, 27, assaulted the Ephrata officer after being arrested for prowling through a residential area about 3:30 a.m. Feb. 25, according to police. About that time, an officer first spotted Helman in a dark area behind the Pancake Farm restaurant along South State Street in Ephrata Borough, according to a criminal complaint. The officer watched as Helman then made his way toward a...