{"id":156828,"date":"2026-04-04T01:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T01:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/156828\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T01:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T01:30:11","slug":"attempted-murder-charge-filed-after-pennsylvania-planet-fitness-employee-stabbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/156828\/","title":{"rendered":"Attempted murder charge filed after Pennsylvania Planet Fitness employee stabbed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) \u2014 A Pennsylvania Planet Fitness employee was seriously injured Thursday after being stabbed, and another man is facing charges, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Davier Massey, 29, of Philadelphia, was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, possession of an instrument of crime and other charges from the stabbing, according to online court records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The employee, a man, was stabbed around 12:30 p.m. during an altercation with Massey at the gym located at 1000 S. Easton Road in Cheltenham Township, according to police. Due to the employee\u2019s life-threatening injuries, he was taken to a trauma center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/pennsylvania-bill-proposes-sales-tax-131021426.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pennsylvania bill proposes sales tax holiday on firearms, ammunition;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pennsylvania bill proposes sales tax holiday on firearms, ammunition&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Pennsylvania bill proposes sales tax holiday on firearms, ammunition <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Massey was previously banned from the gym, police said. He was found a short distance away from the gym and taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"#sailthru-signup-widget\" data-ylk=\"slk:Close;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Close&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch for us in your inbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Subscribe Now<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Court records show Massey was lodged in Montgomery County Prison with bail denied after he was arraigned. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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