Chartiers man faces assault charge
A Chartiers Township man was arrested Sunday night by township police after he allegedly forced his way into his girlfriend’s house, causing glass to shatter on her, and then struggled with police when they tried to take him into custody.
Michael Anthony Maloy, 43, whose last known address was on Ross Street in Houston, is charged with simple assault, criminal mischief, defiant trespass and resisting arrest.
Police were called just after 9 p.m. to 461 Liekar Lane for a reported domestic dispute between Maloy and Heather Jenkins. Jenkins told a 911 dispatcher Maloy was kicking in the front door.
When police arrived, Jenkins was on the street and flagged down Officer Donald Cooper. She told Cooper that Maloy had just broken into her home by knocking out the glass in the window of the back door, which shattered over her. Maloy then unlocked the door to get into the house, she said.
Cooper approached the front of the house. When Maloy came outside, Cooper could see cuts on his hands and arms that were bleeding. When the officer asked what happened, he did not answer. Police said he became agitated and acted as if he was going after Cooper.
Jenkins allegedly tried to pull away as Cooper placed him in handcuffs and to get away when Cooper and Officer Patrick Conley took him to the cruiser.
Jenkins told police Maloy had sent her numerous text messages throughout the day, and she knew he was intoxicated. Jenkins reportedly told Maloy not to come over if he had been drinking.
Jenkins told police that Maloy had been staying with her on and off because he had nowhere to stay. He had been arrested July 26 by police for reportedly violating a protection-from-abuse order obtained by his mother. Police also charged him with two counts of criminal mischief for allegedly doing $500 in damage to his grandmother’s home at 431 Ross and $2,000 in damage to his mother’s residence at 433 Ross on July 24.
Maloy was arraigned before District Judge Robert Redlinger and placed in Washington County jail on $10,000 bond. He faces an Aug. 31 preliminary hearing before District Judge David Mark.