Terri Sanginiti

The News Journal

A Middletown couple was arrested early Sunday after the husband threatened to stab a restaurant employee and the wife tried to kick the arresting officer, police said Monday.

The incident unfolded about 1:26 a.m. at the Two Nine Nine Old School Grill at 380 E. Main St., where Kevin Conley attempted to stab a restaurant employee, said Lt. Michael Kelly.

An investigation determined that Kevin Conley became aggressive as they were leaving the restaurant, exchanged words with a 42-year-old employee and displayed a switchblade, Kelly said.

Conley held the knife in a threatening manner and threatened to kill a 25-year-old employee at the restaurant.

His wife was able to take the knife away from her husband and concealed it when they left the restaurant together

Arriving officers spotted the couple leaving the restaurant.

When officers confronted the 43-year-old man, Conley refused to comply with officers’ commands and resisted arrest, Kelly said.

As he was being arrested, Conley’s 43-year-old wife, Tina, tried to kick the officer in the groin and also was arrested.

Kevin Conley was charged with aggravated menacing, possession of a deadly weapon during a felony, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, terroristic threatening, resisting arrest, unlawfully dealing with a switchblade and disorderly conduct, Kelly said.

Tina Conley was charged with attempted second-degree assault, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, hindering prosecution of a felony, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

Kevin Conley was committed to the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center with $27,500 secured bail. Tina Conley was released on $11,000 unsecured bail. Both are to have no contact with the restaurant or its employees.

Contact Terri Sanginiti at (302) 324-2771 or tsanginiti@delawareonline.com