HATFIELD TWP., Pa. — A Hatfield Motel tenant is facing multiple charges after police say he assaulted an officer and used a racial slur during a disturbance late Tuesday night in Hatfield Township.
According to Hatfield Police, officers were called to the motel on Bethlehem Pike around 11:36 p.m. Tuesday for a reported dispute involving a couple and another man on the property. Court records identify the accused as 66-year-old Robert George Blue of the Colmar section of Hatfield.
Investigators say a woman told officers she was sitting in a vehicle with her boyfriend when Blue approached and asked for a lighter. After the boyfriend handed it over, police allege Blue made a racial slur and threw the lighter back into the vehicle, striking the woman in the face.
Police said that while officers were speaking with the couple, Blue also became confrontational with law enforcement. Authorities allege he yelled at officers, got up from a table, and walked toward the motel before turning, pushing an officer, and attempting to punch him with a closed fist. He was then taken to the ground and placed in custody, according to police.
Blue is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct, according to court records. He remained jailed Friday on $20,077 cash bail, which also includes a probation detainer. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 14 before Magisterial District Judge Andrea Duffy.
All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
