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Assault Charge Held for Lansdale Man Who Allegedly Hit Woman for Waking Him Up
Charles Schmidt Jr., 30, of Walnut Street, allegedly hit a woman in the ribs because she woke him up when she went to the bathroom during the night. Schmidt Jr. also hates when people watch TV while he sleeps.
A Lansdale man, who allegedly assaulted a woman because she got up to use the bathroom, thereby waking him up, heads to Montgomery County court on misdemeanor assault and summary harassment charges.
Charles Schmidt Jr., 30, of the 600 block of Walnut Street, also does not like it when the alleged victim gets up to watch TV at night, according to an affidavit.
Schmidt will be arraigned in county court on May 22. Lansdale District Court Judge Harold Borek held both charges against Schmidt Jr. Thursday.
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Schmidt Jr. has bail set at unsecured $10,000, according to court records.
On Feb. 21, 2013, Lansdale Hospital called Lansdale Police to report a woman in the emergency room who was being treated for injuries from an assault, police said. The assault took place at a residence on the 600 block of Walnut Street four days earlier on Feb. 17 at 7:30 a.m., according to the affidavit.
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The woman complained of pain to her ribs on the left side of her body, police said.
The woman told police that, on February 17, at 7:30 a.m., she got out of bed to use the bathroom. When she returned to bed, Schmidt Jr. was angry and in a bad mood, according to the complaint.
Schmidt Jr. asked the alleged victim if she got up out of bed during the night and she told him she got up to use the bathroom, according to the complaint.
She told police that Schmidt Jr. told her, "I'll show you, you dumb b----!" and allegedly punched her in the ribs once, knocking her down, according to the affidavit.
Police said the woman complained to Schmidt Jr. that she was in pain all week, and Schmidt Jr. allegedly told her she was making a big deal of out nothing.
She told police Schmidt Jr. is very controlling, police said; when he goes to bed, everyone in the house has to go to bed as well, so that he can sleep. The woman said Schmidt Jr. does not like it when she gets up to watch TV at night, according to the complaint.
Police said there was no visible bruising on the woman.
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