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POTTSTOWN — A Pottstown man was charged with intimidating a witness after the victim allegedly received a threatening text message while waiting to speak with police about a previous incident.
The pregnant victim, according to police, was allegedly assaulted in a domestic dispute incident on March 30 around 7:30 p.m.
During that incident, police said, Christopher Scheetz, 35, allegedly argued with the victim before grabbing her around the throat and punching her approximately four times in her side.
When officers responded to the house in the 1100 block of Queen Street, the victim had red marks and bruises in the area where Scheetz allegedly hit her, police said.
The victim told police that she and Scheetz had been arguing for several days because, according to the victim, Scheetz does not want her to keep the baby.
While speaking with officers that night, the victim said there was also an altercation on March 28, police said.
She told police she had experienced cramping and may have had a miscarriage but, at the time, had not seen a doctor.
During an interview with police on March 30, Scheetz denied the assault and said he would be able to produce witnesses who could prove he did not hurt the victim.
However, on March 31 when the victim went to speak with police, she allegedly received a text message from Scheetz that threatened her and her children if she did not drop the charges.
Scheetz had been arraigned on charges stemming from the previous night’s actions shortly before allegedly sending the text message, police said.
Along with one felony count of intimidating a witness or victim, Scheetz was also charged with several misdemeanor charges of simple assault, making terroristic threatens and harassment, according to court documents.
Scheetz is confined to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in lieu of his $22,500 bail. He is expected in front of District Judge Scott T. Palladino on April 17 at 10:15 a.m.
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