Credit: Bucks County Department of Corrections
Bristol Borough police arrested a man and women team who assaulted and robbed a man on the Jefferson Avenue bike path in what police say was a setup by the duo.
Candice Kelly, 27 and Christopher Brossman, 27, both of Bristol, who according to court documents not only shared the crime but share the same birth date, were arrested earlier this week
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Kelly, who was walking with the victim on the well traveled bike path when a white male approached and asked for the victim for a cigarette. As the man reached into his pocket searching for a cigarette, Brossman, punched the man in the face, and demanded money authorities say.
After a moment or two of fighting between the two men, Bossman allegedly brandished a gun and ordered Kelly to search the man’s pockets handing over his Samsung cell phone and hers plus $36.00 in cash to Brossman police say.
The suspect then ran off, police say.
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Bristol Borough Police were called to the scene, and during their investigation the man told police Kelly left shortly after the robbery but he suspected she was part of it because of the way “she behaved,” court documents say.
Police searched for and located Kelly on Pond St and took her to police offices where she admitted to knowing about the robbery and helped plan it.
Kelly told police that she never saw a gun during the altercation but did see her suspected partner hit the man and take the items.
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Brossman was located at his mother’s home on the on Washington St in Bristol and arrested.
The pair face, robbery, theft, receiving stolen property, simple assault and criminal conspiracy charges.
Both were sent to Bucks County Prison in lieu of 10 percent of $ 75,000 bail.
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The duo are scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing in front of Bristol District Court Judge Frank W. Peranteau Sr. on April 24.
