Frankford man arrested following domestic incident

FRANKFORD, Del. – Police arrested a Frankford man Wednesday night after responding to a reported domestic incident.

At around 9:15 p.m., Delaware State Police troopers were called to the 34000 block of Echo Court for a domestic related complaint. It was learned that 37-year-old Richard Howard had thrown a cell phone at his stepfather, causing a minor physical injury. When two troopers tried to take Howard into custody, he reportedly resisted arrest with force, leading to a significant struggle. Both troopers were hit multiple times by Howard, causing minor injury.

The troopers were eventually able to take Howard into custody and did not require medical attention. Howard was not injured during the altercation.

Howard was subsequently charged with resisting arrest with force, two counts of second degree assault, and offensive touching to law enforcement. He was held at SCI on a $7,000 secured bond.