A Schuylkill County woman was jailed after police say she threatened to kill a man while holding a pair of scissors during a domestic dispute last week in Saint Clair.
Police were dispatched to a home on E. Carroll St. shortly after 9 p.m. on Sept. 4. A downstairs neighbor had called 911 after hearing a disturbance and went upstairs to investigate.
The caller told police he saw Joeleen Eckert, 44, standing in front of the victim while holding scissors and heard her say, “I’m going to kill you.”
The victim confirmed the neighbor’s account, telling police the altercation had become physical. Officers noted injuries on the man’s chest, including fresh scratches and bleeding abrasions.
When interviewed, police say Eckert was sweating heavily. She initially admitted holding the scissors but claimed she only told the victim to “get away from me.” Later, she changed her account, saying she grabbed the scissors to prevent the victim from using them against her.
Police say they also learned Eckert was coming down from a drug-induced high at the time of the incident.
Eckert was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Anthony Kilker later that night and charged with misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats and simple assault along with a summary offense of harassment.
Kilker set bail at 10% of $25,000 and Eckert was remanded to Schuylkill County Prison, where she remained as of this post being published.
A preliminary hearing before Judge David Plachko is scheduled for Sept. 16.
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Anonymous writer
October 1, 2025 at 4:52 pm
THIS IS REALLY WRONG AND TO JUST PUT BS IN THIS ARTICLE BECAUSE SHE WASN’T COMING DOWN FROM NO DURG INDUCED HIGH ACTUALLY THE ONE WHO CALLED THE POLICE,IS THE ONE WHO TELLS ALOT OF BS TO GET THE HEAT OFF HIM AND ON TO OTHER INNOCENT PEOPLE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO STAY OUT OF ANYONE’S BUSINESS HE IS ACTUALLY ALL THE COPS “BUDDY” AND HES THE ONE WHO DOES THE DRUGS, SHE WASN’T ON ANY DRUGS AT THAT TIME OF THE INCIDENT OR ON ANY DRUGS STREET DRUGS AT ALL SHE JUST GOT BACK FROM THE STORE DON’T SEE THAT IN THE BS ARTICLE THOUGH BUT IT WAS AN ARGUMENT WITH HER AND BOYFRIEND LIKE EVERY COUPLE HAS NO ONES PERFECT SO YEAH, AND DONT SEE THIS WRITTEN IN THE ARTICLE THE ONLY SO-CALLED”DRUGS” SHE IS ON IS LEGAL PRESCRIPTIONS FROM HER DOCTOR AND THERAPIST, SHE JUST GOT BACK FROM THE STORE WHEN THE ARGUMENT TOOK PLACE AND IT WAS NOTHING AT ALL LIKE THIS ARTICLE SAYING !! AND IT REALLY DONT MATTER WHAT BS GETS POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER ONE BECAUSE LOOK IT UP EVERY CHARGE GOT WITHDRAWN AND SHE DIDN’T GET CHARGED WITH ANYTHING SO YEAH GO ON WITH YOUR LIES AND SAYING PEOPLE ARE ON DRUGS IM SURE THE POLICE KNOW THE THE ONE WHO CALLED IS ONE ON THE DRUGS SINCE HE TALKS WITH THEM EVERY NIGHT ALWAYS HANGING IN THEIR POLICE VEHICLES WINDOWS ANY OFFICER OF THE LAW COULD SPOT WHEN SOMEONE IS ON METH OR CRACK OR ALCOHOL OR WHATEVER ELSE BUT I GUESS ITS OK WHEN YOU ARE IM GUESSING THE TOWN NARK!IM ASSUMING(just like them) 🤔🤷🏾♂️✌🏽
Canary Commenter
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 am
We’re just reporting what police are alleging in their charging documents. We don’t presume anything is fact. If it turns out that these charges aren’t true, we’ll definitely report on that.