A Berks County man is facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting a blind Pottsville resident during an incident Wednesday morning at the Pottsville Motor Inn.
On October 8, 2025, around 6:11 a.m., Pottsville Police were dispatched to the inn at 480 North Claude A. Lord Boulevard for a reported threat. Officers learned that John Edward Filozof, who was also staying at the inn, knocked on the door of a blind male resident. When the victim answered, Filozof allegedly began screaming at him to “get the f*** out of his hotel,” despite the two having never met.
Police said Filozof then head-butted the victim twice, leaving him with a bleeding laceration and a contusion on his forehead. During the attack, Filozof continued to curse at the victim and threatened to kill him…