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Kendal Wharton Lambert, of the 100 block of South 6th Street, now heads to non-traffic court on summary charges
Felony and misdemeanor assault charges were withdrawn Wednesday against an Upper Darby man who was accused of attacking two women with a screwdriver at an apartment in Lower Salford Township.
Kendal Wharton Lambert, 31, of the 100 block of South 6th Street, now heads to non-traffic court on summary harassment and public drunkenness offenses, according to Montgomery County court records.
Lambert was initially charged by Lower Salford Police with aggravated assault and two misdemeanor counts of simple assault in the April 22 incident.
On that date, at 10:12 p.m., police were called to the Pheasant Run Apartments at 150 Main St. after four different people called about a couple arguing outside and another woman screaming to call 911, according to the complaint.
Upon arrival, police found Wharton Lambert and two women fighting on the front porch of an apartment, with the women screaming, “Get him, he has a screwdriver,” according to the affidavit.
Wharton Lambert was detained and he dropped a screwdriver out of his left hand, police allege. He was allegedly irate and uncooperative and told police he was not going to talk.
Police said the defendant was drinking at the apartment, when he suddenly became irate. He went outside and allegedly threw a bicycle at the front window of the apartment, before going to the backyard and throwing a grill into the back door.
Police said he also flipped a patio table before re-entering the apartment. Wharton Lambert was told repeatedly to leave, but he refused, police said. A fight started, as the women attempted to force him out.
He allegedly picked up a screwdriver and began making stabbing motions at the victims. While trying to get him out, he allegedly stabbed each victim in the left hand, drawing blood.
The defendant is currently awaiting trial in Delaware County Common Pleas Court on 20 charges stemming from a May 2024 arrest in Upper Darby Township. Charges include three felony counts of aggravated assault with a vehicle with DUI and fleeing police, per charging documents.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
