Mike Missanelli arrested on assault charges – NBC10 Philadelphia

A widely known former sports radio announcer in Philadelphia has been arrested for harassment and assault, in keeping with court docket paperwork obtained by NBC10.

Mike Missanelli, 70, was arrested by the Lower Merion Police Department on Wednesday, April 8 and was charged with easy assault and harassment, the court docket doc claims.

In a legal grievance, officers defined that they had been referred to as to a house on Dale Road within the Wynnewood part of Lower Merion Township simply after midnight after somebody referred to as 911 and hung up.

When officers bought to the home, they discovered Missanelli who mentioned that he and his fiancé bought right into a “scuffle” throughout an argument, officers reported.

Missanelli informed police that his fiancé had hit him within the chest, officers mentioned.

When talking with Missanelli’s fiancé, she mentioned the couple had been arguing about their engagement when he open hand slapped her on the left aspect of her face, the legal grievance says.

The officer reported seeing what seemed like contemporary blood on her brow in addition to a laceration and her ear was swelling.

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Missanelli is scheduled for a preliminary listening to on April 22, 2026.

Missanelli was a long-time radio host for 97.5 The Fanatic earlier than he left the station in 2022.

He started his profession in journalism as a author with the Philadelphia Inquirer earlier than working in Philly sports activities radio on 610 WIP and 93.3 WMMR.

As of final examine, there was no lawyer listed who may converse on behalf of Missanelli.

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