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A Falls Township woman was arrested for striking a man and lighting his clothes on fire last month, police say.
Heather Griffiths, 32, of Falls’ Levittown section, was arrested days after the incident. She was charged with simple assault, reckless endangerment and harassment. District Judge Jan Vislosky arraigned Griffiths and set her bail at $10,000 unsecured.
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According to police, Griffiths attacked the man she lived with on Bald Cypress Lane just before 6 p.m. following a verbal altercation. The relationship between the two was not disclosed in court papers.
The man said Griffiths struck him in the right eye with a clothing hanger, police said. The 32-year-old then is alleged to have gathered the man’s clothes in front of the home and set them ablaze.
The man called 9-1-1- when she set his clothing on fire, police said.
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Court papers say the responding officer found the man with a fresh abrasion that was bleeding in the area of his right eye. The officer also noted he observed a “large brush fire” burning outside the Bald Cypress Lane.
Griffiths fled the scene and was taken into custody late last month.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
