Saturday, November 6, 2021

Man Locked Up for Biting Two People During Altercation in Shenandoah

A man is locked up in Schuylkill County Prison for biting two people during an altercation in Shenandoah last week.

According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville, on Saturday, October 30th, 2021, around 6:00pm, Michael Kilkenny, 45, of West Chester, was involved in a verbal argument with a woman that turned physical on West Mount Vernon Street in Shenandoah.

Police say Kilkenny began acting out of control due to recently doing drugs and grabbed the woman.  He allegedly bit the woman on the neck, finger, and arm.

A neighbor intervened to separate them and was bit by Kilkenny on the forearm.

State Police took Kilkenny into custody and was later arraigned via video conference by on-call Magisterial District Judge David Plachko who locked him up in Schuylkill County Prison on $25,000 straight cash bail.

Kilkenny is facing charges of simple assault and harassment.

Kilkenny remains in prison awaiting his preliminary hearing on November 18th, 2021 before Magisterial District Judge Anthony Kilker.