Ephrata man arrested on aggravated assault charge after Cloverbrook Drive stabbing
A disagreement between two known men led to a stabbing on Cloverbrook Drive; the victim suffered multiple non-life-threatening head lacerations and was treated at Lancaster General Hospital.
On July 21, 2026 at 9:23 p.m., Ephrata Police responded to the 500 block of Cloverbrook Drive for a male who had been stabbed in the face; the victim sustained multiple head lacerations that were not considered life-threatening and was taken to Lancaster General Hospital. On July 22, 2026, police charged Joshua Selig Boyer, 42, of Ephrata, with one count of aggravated assault after an arrest warrant issued by MDJ Landis; officers located Boyer in the parking lot of 423 N. Reading Rd at 12:53 p.m. He was arraigned by MDJ Heisse and committed to Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $150,000 cash bail. Boyer is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.