Police say a warning wasn’t enough for a Levittown man arrested early Monday morning.
Joseph Diamond, 40, was reportedly involved in two domestic incident within several hours at a Lilac Lane home in Tullytown. Police said after the first one they removed the 40-year-old and asked not to return to the residence, according to court papers.
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Just hours later, borough police were summoned back to the Lilac Lane address for another domestic dispute. This time a dispatcher advised that Diamond was reported to be intoxicated, police said.
A woman at the house told police Diamond called her shortly after he was escorted away from the house the first time hours earlier and ended the conversation with “I have to go cause I’m going to murder you.”
Diamond then showed up at the home shortly before 1 a.m. Monday and kicked in the door, the woman told police. According court papers, Diamond allegedly pushed the woman out of the way and walked up to her 6-year-old daughter.
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The 40-year-old began yelling at the 6-year-old and telling her the girl’s mother was a “bad person” and was going to jail, the woman told police.
Police noted in court papers the woman had visible marks consistent with Diamond pushing her.
Diamond was charged with simple assault, terroristic threats and harassment. He was arraigned at 4 a.m. Monday by District Judge John Kelly and is free on $50,000 unsecured bail.
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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.
