Assault on officer charges withdrawn against man jailed for criminal trespassing

Charges were withdrawn at a preliminary hearing last week against a Hatfield Township man who was accused of assaulting a corrections officer while incarcerated at Montgomery County jail.

Steven Evan Nardone, 41, of the 100 block of Bethlehem Pike, Colmar, was previously charged by Montgomery County detectives with aggravated assault with bodily injury and recklessly endangering another person for a March 21, 2025 incident at the Lower Providence Township jail, according to charging documents.

In October 2025, Nardone was sentenced to 11 months 15 days to 23 months in Montgomery County jail after pleading guilty to felony criminal trespassing in a separate case out of Hatfield, according to court records. He was also given 23 months of probation.

On March 21, at 1:48 p.m., a corrections officer was inside the jail on security detail. While conducting a routine tour of a jail pod, he was in the vicinity of the cell holding Nardone, police said.

Nardone allegedly, unprovoked, threw an unknown substance from his cell, which hit the officer in the face and uniform. The victim was immediately relieved of his duties and was evaluated by nurses at the jail, police said.

Due to the unknown substance coming into contact with the officer’s eyes, he was taken to Concerta Occupational Health for further evaluation, police said.

On April 15, detectives reached out to the victim for a status of his injuries, to which he said his eyes were stinging and irritated from whatever liquid came into contact with him, police said.

Nardone pleaded guilty in September 2024 to drug possession and received one year probation, per court records.

All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.