At around 02:30, WCPD units were dispatched to the 50 block of South High Street for the report of a fight south of Barnaby's. One actor fled the scene and was later taken into custody after a positive ID on the 50 block of East Barnard Street. The victim reportedly was struck in the head however EMS was recalled from the scene.
Earlier in the night, a male was arrested for Criminal Mischief after his involvement in a fight outside Barnaby's in which the passenger door of one of the employees was damaged.
This capped off an active night in both the borough and township...
At around 22:30, WCPD units responded to the report of a single car vs utility pole accident on the 1200 block of Copeland School Road in East Bradford; the address was later updated further up the block, placing it in West Whiteland. East Bradford Township Fire Marshal Eric Ruggieri was the first to arrive on scene, confirming the initial report from Fire Board. The patient was flown to Reading Hospital trauma center by Sky Flight Care. Assisting on the accident scene were the West Bradford Fire Company, West Whiteland Fire Company, GFAC, and Medic 91 (20070727M0082).
Minutes later, back in the borough, WCPD units responded to assist an officer on a ped stop at Miner and Matlack Streets. In When the dust settled, one actor was taken into custody. Ray Shabazz, 28, of West Chester, was charged with Resisting Arrest and two counts of Disorderly Conduct and is presently being held at CCP on $5,000 bail; his preliminary hearing is scheduled for Friday in front of Judge Knapp (15-1-04, CR-0000243-07).
Meanwhile, on the 300 block of West Chestnut Street, Ofc. Christopher Craig and Cpl. Josh Lee apprehended a wanted suspect out of Philadelphia. Jamil Peterson, 24, of Bristol, Bucks County, had an active bench warrant issued by Philadelphia Police. Peterson has an extensive criminal history in Philadelphia and Bucks County:
- On February 26, 2002, Peterson was charged by Philadelphia Police with Recieving Stolen Property and Unathorized Use of a Motor Vehicle following an incident in North Philadelphia; the charges were withdrawn on January 2 (MC-51-CR-0234191-2002).
- On March 8, 2002, Peterson was arrested by Bristol Borough Police with Possession of a Controlled Substance With Intent to Deliver, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Fleeing/Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, four counts of Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest, and three traffic offenses; on July 16, 2002, he was sentenced to time served (4 days) to 6 months in the Bucks County Correctional Facility (CP-09-CR-0002622-2002).
- On July 6, 2002, while out on bail for the Bristol Borough charges, Peterson was arrested in the Lower Northeast by PPD 25th District officers for Possession of a Controlled Substance and was sentenced to an unknown amount of jail time a few days later (MC-51-CR-0707361-2002).
- On December 17, 2002, Peterson was arrested in Bristol Township on charges of Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault, Resisting Arrest, and Harassment; he pled guilty on April 21, 2003 to the lesser offenses, with the Aggravated Assault charges Nolle Prossed (withdrawn) and sentenced to 6-to-23 months at BCCF (CP-09-CR-0000857-2003).
- On April 25, 2005, Peterson was arrested by Falls Township police on charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance With Intent to Deliver, Possession of Drug Paraphanalia, False Identification to a Law Enforcement Officer, Unsworn Falsification to Authorities, and Disorderly Conduct; he pled guilty to the lesser offenses, with the PWID charge Nolle Prossed, and was sentenced to time served at BCCF (CP-09-CR-0003169-2005).
- On June 28, 2006, Peterson was arrested by Bristol Township police on charges of Recieving Stolen Property and Unathorized Use of a Motor Vehicle; at trial on September 15, 2006, Peterson was found not guilty of Recieving Stolen Property and convicted of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle and was sentenced by Bucks County Common Pleas Court Judge (and former media hog/District Attorney) Alan M. Rubenstein to 5-to-23 months in prision (CP-09-CR-0004702-2006).
- While awaiting trial on that case, Peterson was charged by Bristol Township police with Possession of a Controlled Substance With Intent to Deliver relating to a November 15, 2005 incident; on November 28, 2006, he pled guilty to that offense and was sentenced to 6-to-23 months at BCCF, was credited for time served on the other offenses and granted parole (CP-09-CR-0006543-2006).
- On April 7, Peterson was arrested by PPD 8th District officers on charges of Burglary, Criminal Trespassing, Theft by Unlawful Taking, Recieving Stolen Property, and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. He had been scheduled for a preliminary hearing on April 13, however failed to appear and a warrant was issued for his arrest (MC-51-CR-0015861-2007). This, presumably, was the warrant on which he was picked up on by Cpl. Lee.
- There was also a bench warrant issued for Peterson's arrest by Bucks County as an "absconding parolee" on May 30. It's unclear as to which Bucks County case the warrant was in regards to.
One can't help but wonder if Diane Gibbons, a prosecutor who seems to crave media attention almost as much as her predecessor Rubenstein and as much as Montgomery County DA/egomanic Bruce L. Castor has turned over the reins of her office to Monte Hall (host of the old TV show "Let's Make A Deal"). Bear in mind that Gibbons was the same prosecutor who prosecuted a 10-year-old on felony charges after an alleged burglary in Upper Bucks of the home of one of her subordinate prosecutors.
Now it's one thing for someone to slip through the cracks in Philadelphia, but someone with that many arrests in that short amount of time should've caught Gibbons' attention. Maybe it slipped past her because she's too busy running for Common Pleas Court or maybe her "tough on crime" stance is nothing but a lie. Way to look out for your consituents, Ms. Gibbons. Now, maybe you can get your prosecutors to push for Peterson to take a trip to a state correctional institute instead of continuing to slap this scumbag on the wrist...
With all that out of the way, I will have a recap of the Jackson/Molina preliminary hearings. I just didn't have time to do it last night...
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