Man suspected of domestic violence arrested after SWAT standoff in East County

Upper Pottsgrove man jailed for domestic assault

NORRISTOWN — An Upper Pottsgrove Township man is serving a stint behind bars for strangling a girlfriend during a domestic-related incident. Ryan Joshua Phillips, 38, of the 900 block of Willow Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 11½-to-23-months in the county jail after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of strangulation in connection with the November 2024 incident that occurred at the Willow Street residence. Judge Thomas M.…

Man suspected of domestic violence arrested after SWAT standoff in East County

EL CAJON, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A man was arrested Sunday after a three-hour SWAT standoff in El Cajon. Around 3:22 p.m., authorities received a report from a woman saying that her husband had assaulted her, strangled her and refused to let her leave their motel room in the 1300 block of East Main Street, the El Cajon Police Department (ECPD) said in a news release Monday. When officers arrived on scene, they were able to safely evacuate the wo…