Man Head-Butted Blind Victim, Resisted Arrest at Pottsville Motor Inn

Man Head-Butted Blind Victim, Resisted Arrest at Pottsville Motor Inn

A Berks County man is facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting a blind Pottsville resident during an incident Wednesday morning at the Pottsville Motor Inn. On October 8, 2025, around 6:11 a.m., Pottsville Police were dispatched to the inn at 480 North Claude A. Lord Boulevard for a reported threat. Officers learned that John Edward Filozof, who was also staying at the inn, knocked on the door of a blind male resident. When the victim …