Man Punched Wife in Palmer Bar, Police Say
Friday night fight took place at Bar-Don Lanes in Palmer Township, police said.
A man is accused of punching his wife in the face inside a Palmer Township bar Friday night and then fleeing in his mother-in-law’s vehicle without permission, court records say. Police say the alleged assault by suspect Robert John Vandever, 32, of Easton occurred at Rip Van Winkles pub, which is at the Bar-Don Lanes, 3700 Nicholas St. Police arrived shortly after 11pm and were told a man fled in a green Jeep without the owner’s permission. Township Officer John Smoke says in a criminal complaint that he spoke to Stephanie Vandever, who said her husband just assaulted her inside the bar. Smoke saw a cut and bruising on her nose. “It was obvious she was struck in the face,” he said. Stephanie Vandever said her husband took the keys to her …
