A Bensalem man told a district judge to send him to jail or he’d cut off the penis of his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend, according to court records.
Nicholas Leach III allegedly made the statement to Lower Southampton District Judge John Waltman at his arraignment last Friday on charges of violating a protection from abuse order for a second time.
Less than a week later, while still sitting in Bucks County prison on $100,000 bail, Leach was charged a third time, and now faces multiple counts of stalking, harassment and defiant trespassing. He will be arraigned at a later date.
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The last time, which was before his imprisonment, Leach called the woman more than 30 times and left more than a dozen voicemails over a two-day period, Lower Southampton police said. He also allegedly visited her home several times and took a shop vacuum out of her garage, sent her text messages and showed up at her job.
Police say the harassment started after a Bucks County judge granted the woman the final PFA order Feb. 20, prohibiting Leach from direct or indirect contact.
But hours after the order was granted, the woman and her son were driving home when she saw Leach in his car parked in front of her home, police said. She turned onto a nearby road to avoid him.
He followed her, sped past her, stopped his car, then started backing up toward her car, police said. The woman pulled into a nearby driveway and Leach reportedly drove off.
The next day, Leach allegedly appeared at the woman’s workplace and dropped off a set of spare keys to her car and a handwritten note that read: “I let you into my heart. We NEED to talk as friends. I’m sick with cancer, stomach liver and prostate. I love u not going to hurt you! U helped me now I owe U!”
That day, she received eight phone calls within four hours at work and four calls on her cell phone, according to court documents. About 11:40 a.m., she received a call from an auto parts store, court records show, but hung up when she heard Leach’s voice. Three more calls from the same store number followed.
Two days after the PFA was finalized, the woman’s son called police to report that Leach was standing in the street in front of the house. Leach started chasing him down Lake Road as police arrived, according to court records.
Leach was arrested and sent to Bucks County prison in lieu of 10 percent of $200,000 bail.
During his arraignment, Leach told the judge he would not follow the PFA order and threatened to “kill” the victim’s boyfriend, according to court records. He was found guilty on March 6 of civil contempt for violating the PFA and received a 72-day suspended sentence with time served.
True to his word, less than a week later, Leach resumed his harassment, police said.
On March 12, Leach allegedly called his ex-girlfriend 18 times and left nine voice mail messages. She answered one call during which Leach told her he wanted to talk about his illness and truck, and she told him to stop calling her, court records show.
The next day, the woman said she saw Leach take a shop vacuum from her garage, so she filed a report. That day she received 13 calls and six voice mails from him, police said.
About 6:30 a.m. March 15, the woman said Leach was sitting in his car in her driveway, according to police. When police contacted Leach, he told them he was there to give her flowers, according to the affidavit. He was arrested and charged with violating a PFA.
Jo Ciavaglia: 215-949-4181; email: jciavaglia@phillyBurbs.com; Twitter: @jociavaglia
mental case
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