Crime & Safety

Violent Valentine Gets Montco Man Arrested

Emmaus police say 30-year-old Flint Andrew Staton, of Perkiomenville, was following his estranged wife to work with a Valentine's Day card, a cache of weapons, restraining devices and a mask.

Perkiomen Valley Patch has the story of a Valentine's Day done wrong. 

According to Emmaus Police, Flint Andrew Staton, 30, of Perkiomenville, was following his estranged wife to work when they pulled him over for violating a protection from abuse order.

In his car, they found a Valentine's Day card with 39 additional pieces of paper featuring drawings of violent acts. The card was reportedly entitled "A Promise for My Wife."

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With the card, police say they found guns, knives, ammunition, duct tape, binoculars, arrowheads, a machete, a Kevlar military helmet, cable restraints, a mask and wigs.

Read more about Staton's violent Valentine on Perkiomen Valley Patch.

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