A Franklin Township man has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend and then a police officer.

According to the affidavit of probable cause filed by Franklin Township Police Chief Jason Doll in the case against Daniel Schaffer:

At 9:14 a.m. Dec. 14, Doll was dispatched to the report of a man who pointed a gun at a woman and told her to get out of the house in the 1300 block of Red Hill Road.

The caller had fled the home but the man, Schaffer, 29, was still inside with the weapon and his girlfriend and a large number of weapons.

Doll could hear a man yelling inside the home. Doll knocked on the door, and Schaffer opened it slightly, hiding behind it.

Doll advised Schaffer several times to show him his hands, and Schaffer began yelling, “My (expletive) hands are right here” and slammed the door shut.

Doll got inside and eventually put himself between Schaffer and guns in the home.

Schaffer continued to scream at Doll, “I didn’t do anything and they were (expletive) trespassing.” Doll was able to get him handcuffed and took him outside and secured him in the rear of his police vehicle.

While other officers were en route, Doll went back to the house and could hear a woman crying. She came around the corner from the hallway bent over and limping, crying. She said she was holding her back because it hurt.

The victim told Doll that she left the house on Friday because Schaffer “kicked the (expletive) out of her,” and said she came back Monday morning with her friend to get her cat and some other items, but that Schaffer, who was asleep, came around the corner and pointed a handgun at them and said, “you’re trespassing, get the (expletive) out.”

The victim and Schaffer began to argue. She said Schaffer picked her up and threw her on the floor, and began kicking her in the ribs.

The victim also said she thinks Schaffer grabbed her around the neck, but it all happened so fast she wasn’t sure. She said Schaffer pushed her friend out the door and she was inside.

Doll asked the victim where the gun was, and she said it was either on the dresser in the room or the bed. The gun was secured by officer Shawn Leadbetter of the Palmerton Borough Police Department.

The victim agreed to get a Protection From Abuse filed against Schaffer.

Schaffer began screaming in the rear of the car and slamming his head against the partition, and was also kicking at the door. Schaffer attempted to stand up and push his way out of the vehicle. Doll was able to push him back inside and he laid down and began kicking Doll, striking him several times in the chest and stomach. Doll pushed Schaffer’s legs back and shut the door.

At the station, Schaffer said he did point the gun at the victim, but denied kicking or hitting her.

Schaffer didn’t deny fighting with Doll when attempting to handcuff him and kicking Doll and the door of the truck while in the patrol unit.

Schaffer faces charges on two counts each of aggravated assault - attempts to cause serious bodily injury or causes injury with extreme indifference; aggravated assault - fear of imminent serious bodily injury designated individuals; simple assault; aggravated assault - attempts to cause serious bodily injury with extreme indifference; aggravated assault - fear of imminent serious bodily injury designated individuals; simple assault; and recklessly endangering another person; and one count each of resist arrest/other law enforcement; institutional vandalism education facility; and disorderly conduct hazardous/physical offense.

He is currently incarcerated in the Carbon County Correctional Facility in lieu of $300,000, 10% monetary bail. A preliminary hearing was held Dec. 30 before District Judge William Kissner of Palmerton and the case was transferred to Carbon County court.