Aggravated Assault Charge Against Nazareth Man Withdrawn

The most serious charge against a Nazareth man in a domestic violence case has been dropped but he still faces other charges that stem from a Sept. 11 incident involving his girlfriend.

The felony count of aggravated assault against Donald A. Pysher, 52, of the 100 block of S. Green Street was withdrawn Monday, according to .

The other charges -- simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, unlawful restraint, harassment, disorderly conduct and probable cause/domestic violence -- were all waived, and the case will head to county court.

According to a criminal complaint:

Officer Peter Dewey received a walk-in domestic complaint at around 1:14 a.m. Sept. 11 at police headquarters on Main Street. The complaint was directed against Pysher.

A woman told Dewey that she was the victim of a domestic assault. Dewey had Nazareth EMS dispatched to evaluate the woman’s injuries.

The woman told police that Pysher, whom she identified as her boyfriend, “threw me around the house from one end to the other” and “whacked her head off the house.”

She also told police that Pysher threw her to the floor, put one hand around her throat and the other over her mouth so she could not breathe. She was able to escape by running through the back door of the house.

Pysher was arraigned before District Judge Joseph Barner and was sent to Northampton County Prison after failing to post $5,000 cash bail.