Man accused of attacking two women with screwdriver at Lower Salford apartment, police say

An Upper Darby Township man has been accused of attacking two women with a screwdriver Tuesday night at an apartment in Lower Salford Township.

Kendal Wharton Lambert, 31, of the 100 block of South 6^th Street, was charged Wednesday by Lower Salford authorities with aggravated assault and misdemeanor charges of attempted simple assault and assault with a deadly weapon, according to charging documents. He is also charged with harassment and public drunkenness.

On Tuesday, at 10:12 p.m., police were called to the Pheasant Run Apartments at 150 Main St. after four different people called about a couple arguing outside and another woman screaming to call 911, according to the complaint.

Upon arrival, police found Wharton Lambert and two women fighting on the front porch of an apartment, with the women screaming, “Get him, he has a screwdriver,” according to the affidavit.

Wharton Lambert was detained and he dropped a screwdriver out of his left hand, police allege. He was allegedly irate and uncooperative and told police he was not going to talk.  

Police said the defendant was drinking at the apartment, when he suddenly became irate. He went outside and allegedly threw a bicycle at the front window of the apartment, before going to the backyard and throwing a grill into the back door.

Police said he also flipped a patio table before re-entering the apartment. Wharton Lambert was told repeatedly to leave, but he refused, police said. A fight started, as the women attempted to force him out.

He allegedly picked up a screwdriver and began making stabbing motions at the victims. While trying to get him out, he allegedly stabbed each victim in the left hand, drawing blood.

Wharton Lambert is at Montgomery County jail on $25,000 cash bail, according to court records. He has a preliminary hearing on May 7 before Magisterial District Judge Adam T. Katzman.

The defendant is currently awaiting trial in Delaware County Common Pleas Court on 20 charges stemming from a May 2024 arrest in Upper Darby Township. Charges include three felony counts of aggravated assault with a vehicle with DUI and fleeing police, per charging documents.

All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.