Man charged with attempted homicide after stabbing in Philipsburg
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- Noah Fremer, 21, charged with attempted homicide after a stabbing in Philipsburg.
- Man was stabbed in the throat and nearly died; Fremer cited self-defense.
- Fremer held without bail; faces multiple charges ahead of preliminary hearing.
A Pennsylvania man was charged Sunday with attempted homicide after a stabbing in Philipsburg.
Noah Fremer, 21, of Jefferson County, is accused of stabbing a 20-year-old in the throat about 8:10 a.m. Sunday along the 1500 block of East Presqueisle Street. Citing an emergency room doctor at Mount Nittany Medical Center, state police at Rockview said the man was about one-tenth of an inch from dying — about the width of a grain of rice.
Fremer, the man he stabbed and four others were swimming Sunday at Black Moshannon State Park before heading toward McDonald’s, a trooper wrote in an affidavit of probable cause.
Before they got there, witnesses told police one of the vehicles they were using “blew up” near East Presqueisle Street. The altercation escalated from there.
A girl told police Fremer questioned her and the man he stabbed about their ages before placing his hands on her, police wrote. She said Fremer told her to come with him because it was “not OK as far as their age difference.”
The man Fremer allegedly called a “pedophile” exited the vehicle and told him to leave, police wrote. Instead, they pushed each other and fought. One witness told police the man “beat the s---“ out of Fremer before he was stabbed.
During a recorded interview, troopers said Fremer acknowledged he was “roughed up” in the fight. He said he was on the ground and punched in the head, police wrote. Once he stood up, police said Fremer described it as a “pretty serious situation” and brandished a knife.
He denied trying to “kill the guy,” a trooper wrote. Fremer instead said he was trying to protect himself.
Troopers pressed further during the interview, asking Fremer if he thought the man was going to kill him. “It’s hard to say,” a trooper quoted Fremer as saying. He also said he didn’t believe the man made any comments about killing him, police wrote.
And, when asked if he intended to stab the man in the neck, police said Fremer told them “it could have been.” The man was flown by medical helicopter to Geisinger Medical Center, where he received three stitches.
Fremer was stopped by police in Clearfield County before he was arrested. No injuries were reported in the charging document.
He’s also charged with a felony count of aggravated assault, misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person. He’s also facing a summary count of criminal mischief.
District Judge Casey McClain denied bail Sunday, citing the violent nature of the alleged crimes. The judge also said Fremer poses a risk to others. He’s incarcerated at the Centre County Correctional Facility.
His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday. No defense lawyer was listed and the Centre County Public Defender Office said it was not representing him as of Monday morning.
A Philipsburg man was fatally stabbed in August 2022 after an argument about a mile away from the latest stabbing. Three people were charged June after a fight in Philipsburg that involved a knife, bat, drug and stolen money.
This story was originally published August 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM.