Crime & Safety
Freemansburg Man Charged with Witness Intimidation
City police accuse Tariq Davis of intimidating a woman who allegedly saw him beat his girlfriend.
A Freemansburg man is charged with witness intimidation and other crimes for allegedly threatening and punching a woman who witnessed him allegedly assault his girlfriend in Bethlehem, according to court records.
The charges against Tariq Jahad Davis, 21, of 708 Karoly St., stem from a series of incidents in the city on April 16, according to court papers.
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According to the arrest affidavit, police allege the following:
- The victim, Kelsey Wrecsics was walking on the 1100 block of Livingston Street with Davis’s girlfriend, Alisha Wismer, at about 1:30 p.m. when they encountered Davis and another woman.
- Wismer confronted Davis about being with another woman, which led to a physical fight, during which, at one point, Davis had Wismer in a headlock. Wrecsics tried to separate the two, but soon found herself in a fight with another man and woman.
- At 7:30 p.m., Davis called Wrecsics and told her to meet him at a certain spot so that she could “get it again,” a threat of physical violence. Davis also told Wrecsics that if she gave police a written statement of what had happened earlier in the day “there would be some major problems.”
- At 11:30 p.m., Wrecsics was leaving Pizza Como, 2626 Easton Ave., when Davis walked up to her, punched her in the face, causing a bruise and a bleeding lip, and told her, “This isn’t over.”
Davis was charged with witness intimidation, a third degree felony; reckless endangerment; harassment; and two counts of simple assault.
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arrested Davis late Wednesday night and he was arraigned early Thursday morning before night duty . Davis was committed to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail.
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