A Schuylkill County man was jailed earlier this month on multiple charges stemming from an incident at occurred in Ashland.

State police at Frackville said Joseph Michael Monaghan, 35, of Gordon, has been charged with simple assault, terroristic threats, firearms not to be carried without a license, theft, reckless endangering and harassment.According to troopers about 4 p.m. on Oct. 7 troopers responded to 206 Walnut St., for a reported assault. On scene troopers learned that Monaghan physically assaulted a 27-year-old woman at that address during an argument. Monaghan was arraigned by on-call District Judge Christina Hale, of Frackville, and committed to the county prison in Pottsville after failing to post $35,000 straight cash bail. Troopers said they responded to the incident due to a lack of police coverage in Ashland.