PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – An arrest warrant has been issued for… Pennsylvania State Representative Kevin BoyleThe Philadelphia police said this on Tuesday.
The arrest warrant is for violation of a protection from abuse order, police said. Sources say Boyle texted his estranged wife, in violation of that order.
Boyle was arrested in 2021 and charged with harassment and violating a protective order filed by his then-wife.
Boyle, a Democrat, represents Pennsylvania District 172, which covers parts of Montgomery County and Northeast Philly. He has represented the district since 2011 and is currently seeking his eighth term.
We’ve reached out to Boyle’s team for comment but haven’t heard back yet.
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“I love Kevin, but I have serious concerns about his mental health and it breaks my heart to see him this way. I hope he gets the help he needs,” said Majority Leader Matt Bradford in the House of Representatives, in a statement to CBS News Philadelphia.
Two months ago, Boyle went viral on social media after he was seen on camera allegedly assaulting Gaul & Co. staff. Malt House on Huntingdon Pike in Rockledge, Montgomery County, endangered. Police said Boyle was reportedly drunk and possibly under the influence of drugs at the time of the incident.
Police said Boyle was asked several times by employees to leave the bar, but refused and allegedly threatened the employees. He was never charged for the incident.
Boyle eventually left the bar that February night and police told him he had been banned from the Gaul & Co. MaltHouse.
Boyle is the brother of Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle, who represents Pennsylvania’s Second District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
