Wednesday, February 23, 2011
By DANIELLE LYNCH
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More charges — including attempted homicide — have been filed against a Glen Mills dentist and a West Chester man accused of assaulting a pair of “repo” men, according to court records.
Richard Philip Kaufman, 60, of Glen Mills — who was federally indicted last August for tax fraud — along with 57-year-old Michael Norley of West Chester, were arrested following an assault.
The alleged assault unfolded about 11 p.m. Sept. 16, 2010. State police responded to Ivy Lane in the Glen Mills section of Concord for a fight. Further investigation determined the fight started over a car repossession conflict.
The incident occurred shortly after two employees from a repossession company knocked on Kaufman’s door. Kaufman did not answer the door, so the employees decided they would leave his property. Just as the employees attempted to leave, Norley reportedly pulled into Kaufman’s driveway in an sport utility vehicle, blocking their access to the street.
When Norley got out of his car, he reportedly had a black zip-tie bag in one hand and a solid metal bar in the other hand, records say. Norley then demanded the victims — a 20-year-old Plymouth Meeting man and a 19-year-old Conshohocken man — leave Kaufman’s property. The victims explained they were there to repossess a vehicle.
Norley then allegedly struck the victims with the metal bar, according to court records. Shortly after, Kaufman came out of his home and reportedly assisted in the beatings, using a baseball bat, records say.
The victims suffered multiple severe injuries and were taken to the hospital.
Kaufman and Norley were originally charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment and conspiracy. Norley’s original charges also included disorderly conduct and driving with a suspended or revoked license.
Last week, the Delaware County District Attorney’s office requested attempted homicide charges be added for both men, according to court records.
Kaufman was additionally charged with possession of an instrument of crime, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, records say.
Both Kaufman and Norley are being held in Delaware County prison in lieu of 10 percent of $50,000 bail. Their preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled for this afternoon at the district court in Aston.
The federal charges filed against Kaufman allege he has not filed legitimate income tax returns since 1991, according to an indictment unsealed on Aug. 25, 2010.
The charges include one count of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct or impede the due administration of the internal revenue laws; three counts of false claims and four counts of failure to file tax returns. The trial for that case is scheduled for March 7.
By DANIELLE LYNCH
[email protected]
More charges — including attempted homicide — have been filed against a Glen Mills dentist and a West Chester man accused of assaulting a pair of “repo” men, according to court records.
Richard Philip Kaufman, 60, of Glen Mills — who was federally indicted last August for tax fraud — along with 57-year-old Michael Norley of West Chester, were arrested following an assault.
The alleged assault unfolded about 11 p.m. Sept. 16, 2010. State police responded to Ivy Lane in the Glen Mills section of Concord for a fight. Further investigation determined the fight started over a car repossession conflict.
The incident occurred shortly after two employees from a repossession company knocked on Kaufman’s door. Kaufman did not answer the door, so the employees decided they would leave his property. Just as the employees attempted to leave, Norley reportedly pulled into Kaufman’s driveway in an sport utility vehicle, blocking their access to the street.
When Norley got out of his car, he reportedly had a black zip-tie bag in one hand and a solid metal bar in the other hand, records say. Norley then demanded the victims — a 20-year-old Plymouth Meeting man and a 19-year-old Conshohocken man — leave Kaufman’s property. The victims explained they were there to repossess a vehicle.
Norley then allegedly struck the victims with the metal bar, according to court records. Shortly after, Kaufman came out of his home and reportedly assisted in the beatings, using a baseball bat, records say.
The victims suffered multiple severe injuries and were taken to the hospital.
Kaufman and Norley were originally charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment and conspiracy. Norley’s original charges also included disorderly conduct and driving with a suspended or revoked license.
Last week, the Delaware County District Attorney’s office requested attempted homicide charges be added for both men, according to court records.
Kaufman was additionally charged with possession of an instrument of crime, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, records say.
Both Kaufman and Norley are being held in Delaware County prison in lieu of 10 percent of $50,000 bail. Their preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled for this afternoon at the district court in Aston.
The federal charges filed against Kaufman allege he has not filed legitimate income tax returns since 1991, according to an indictment unsealed on Aug. 25, 2010.
The charges include one count of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct or impede the due administration of the internal revenue laws; three counts of false claims and four counts of failure to file tax returns. The trial for that case is scheduled for March 7.
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