Man Attacks Lady With Bayonet

Living through the Civil War probably sucked. I mean, sure, that’s an obvious statement, but crap, everyone you knew probably died.

Also, they fought during the summer in what equates to wearing about two leisure suits at the same time.

Was the 1800s too primitive for shorts? Wouldn’t the better cooled side win? What if the South was like “Hey were going to wear bloomers?” We’d totally all be Confederates right now!

Police have charged a Bethlehem Township, Pa., man with sexually assaulting a Bethlehem woman after he cut off her clothes with a bayonet and threatened to dismember her at his home in the Miller Heights neighborhood, court records say.

The woman, an acquaintance of the suspect, also told police she was drugged during the incident, records say. She reported she eventually fled from the suspect by running naked to a neighbor’s home after the suspect chased her with a hunting knife, records show. 

Charged today in connection with the March 24 incident is Daniel A. Bissey, 53, of the 3800 block of Lehigh Street, records say. He was jailed after an arraignment on one count of rape and related offenses.

Township police Capt. George Boksan said the time lapse between the incident and Bissey’s arrest was the result of police and members of the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office having to interview the woman several times. He said that process can take months to complete.

The accuser, whose name is being withheld by The Express-Times because of the nature of the charges, claims the incident happened when she tried to retrieve some personal items, which were at Bissey’s home, court records say.

As she left the home, Bissey grabbed her arm, held the bayonet to her neck and cut off her shirt and underwear, court records said. He also allegedly forced her to take off her pants.

During the incident, Bissey allegedly told the woman he was going to cut her into pieces and wrap them in plastic. He also allegedly threatened to chop off her fingers and flush them down the toilet.

Bissey then forced the woman to take prescription pills and drink alcohol before sexually assaulting her, records say.

When the woman tried to run from the home, Bissey allegedly chased her with the hunting knife. She arrived at the neighbor’s nearby Timothy Lane home naked and was wrapped in a blanket by the time police responded to a call at the home, court records said. 

Bissey was arrested at his home Thursday and taken before District Judge Joseph Barner for arraignment.  Source

JEEESus, this guy is all sorts of screwed up, but it’s nice to know that since this severely crazy man was able to hang around until now considering this happened in March…

While some women can be super crazy and come up with outlandish stories, dontcha think the cops should have maybe at least brought the guy in after she came forward? He seems like someone who shouldn’t be on the streets.