A family was in their Calvert Street backyard in Jersey Shore, cutting their dogs’ toenails about 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 25 when Samuel Henry Collins suddenly entered the yard illegally by jumping over a fence and began yelling “Stop raping the girls” and told them to let them go, it was stated in a Lycoming Regional police affidavit.

The 46-year-old Collins, who police said was suspected of being “under the influence of methamphetamine,” then punched one of the male family members in the face.

Collins, of 117 N. Lincoln Ave., Jersey Shore, jumped back over the fence and ran down an alley, but the man who was punched chased after him and detained him until police arrived on the scene, it was stated in the court document.

During a physical altercation, Collins told the man “I’ll stab you” as Collins reached into his pocket, police said. However, the court document made no mention of Collins actually being armed with a knife. Collins was “under the influence of multiple controlled substances,” police said.

He was taken into custody and arraigned before District Judge Denise Dieter on charges of terroristic threats, simple assault, criminal trespassing, disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and harassment and committed to the Lycoming County Prison in lieu of $20,000 bail.