STROUDSBURG, PA — Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a domestic violence incident at a Main Street bar.
Stroud Area Regional Police were dispatched to the Yard of Ale on Main Street at 6:11 p.m. on March 5, 2026, for a report of a domestic violence incident.
Upon arrival, officers spoke with a woman who reported she had been involved in a domestic incident with her ex-boyfriend, Joseph Anthony Leach, 41, of Stroudsburg.
The woman told police the incident began as a verbal argument that turned physical.
Officers observed the woman had several injuries.
Leach was not located at the scene.
Police filed charges of strangulation, simple assault and harassment by physical contact against Leach.
A felony arrest warrant was issued for Leach by Magisterial District Judge Johnson.
Leach is described as a white male, 6 feet tall, weighing 160 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with information on Leach’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Stroud Area Regional Police Department.
