Anger-management classes ordered for Cecil man
A Cecil Township man charged with threatening a candidate running for the municipality’s board of supervisors has agreed to attend anger-management classes.
A charge of making terroristic threats will be withdrawn as long as Merle E. Williams, 43, of McDonald, completes the classes within 90 days. The agreement was announced at a preliminary hearing Thursday before District Judge Valarie Costanzo.
Williams was arrested by Cecil Township police after a threatening message left on supervisor candidate Cindy Fisher’s cellphone was traced back to Williams’ home at 2674 Reissing Road. Police said Williams told Fisher in the voicemail that she would “need an ambulance” if she knocked on his door to campaign. Fisher ultimately won nomination on both the Republican and Democratic tickets.
After officers interviewed Williams’ roommate, David Martincic, at their home, Williams came to the police department and confessed he made the call, police said.
The incident occurred two weeks before Election Day, and Cecil police Detective Mark Marcucci wrote in court documents that Williams made the call because “he was mad at Fisher from postings and pictures on her Facebook page regarding another candidate” running for the same position.