Pottstown man with history of domestic abuse admits to strangling woman

Pottstown man with history of domestic abuse admits to strangling woman

NORRISTOWN — A Pottstown man who previously spent time in prison on assault and weapons charges after a 2012 domestic dispute with a woman and standoff with police in Telford, has admitted to new charges he strangled another woman during an argument in his borough residence. Emilio J. Sciortino Jr., 35, of the 500 block of Beech Street, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court to a felony charge of strangulation in connection with an Aug. 16, 2…