A man has been charged with arson and assaulting police after a domestic incident in Birdsboro.

BERKS COUNTY, Pa. — Three police officers are recovering from their injuries and a home is damaged after a chaotic confrontation in a normally quiet area of Birdsboro.

Adam Speckhart of Birdsboro is under arrest and facing multiple charges following a domestic incident that resulted in the assault of several police officers.

3 southern Berks police officers injured while arresting suspect in domestic incident, arson

A Birdsboro man is in Berks County Prison after police said he set his residence on fire following a weekend domestic-related incident and then assaulted police officers who had responded. Police needed to deploy force, including the use of a Taser, to subdue Adam D. Speckhart, 52, while he was assaulting a Birdsboro policeman after falling on top of him, investigators said. The suspect continued to be disorderly in the back of an ambulance, req…

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