Giovanni Cooper arrested in Caernarvon Township on simple assault, harassment charges
Officers say a verbal argument at Friendship Park escalated into a physical domestic incident; the suspect was taken into custody and charged the next day.
On October 25, 2026 at 20:56, Caernarvon Township officers responded to a reported physical domestic incident at Friendship Park, 3287 North Street. The victim told officers her boyfriend, Giovanni Cooper, allegedly grabbed her neck and wrists and struck her multiple times with an open hand; visible red bruising was noted on both wrists. Cooper, 19, was taken into custody, advised of his Miranda warnings, made incoherent statements when questioned, and was charged with Title 18 2701(a)(1) simple assault and Title 18 2709(a)(1) harassment; all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.