Montco Man Behind Bars Following Lansdale Stabbing Incident

LANSDALE, PA — A Montgomery County man is facing two felony counts and other charges after a stabbing incident in the borough late last week, according to media reports and court records.

Samuel Parham, 46, is confined to the county jail after he was unable to post bail following his arraignment last week on charges relating to an incident in which he allegedly stabbed one of his roommates in a home on the unit block of West Third Street on March 24 around 5:30 p.m., according to a report on North Penn Now.

In addition to the two felony and two misdemeanor charges relating to the stabbing, the North Penn Now report says that Parham is also facing a felony "arrest prior to requisition" charge relating to the fact that he was a wanted fugitive out of Florida following his skipping a court date on cocaine related charges in the Sunshine State.

As for the stabbing incident, Pennsylvania court records show that Parham is being charged with two felony aggravated assault counts as well as misdemeanor charges of possessing an instrument of crime, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person.

Records show that after his arraignment, Parham was remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility by Magisterial District Judge Albert Augustine for failure to post $5,000 bail.

The North Penn Now report says that the male victim received knife wounds to his left leg, left side of his face and left side of his back. The report also says that Parham claims the victim had been repeatedly punching him in the head at the time and that Parham grabbed the knife and began swinging it in response to the alleged attack, but that police found no evidence of injury on Parham.

Records show that a preliminary hearing has been scheduled for April 27 before Magisterial District Judge Edward Levine.