A Bristol Township man arrested for the robbery of the Oxford Valley Pharmacy in Middletown in late March will be going to trial.
Jeffrey Eberhart, 46, of Horseshoe Lane, waived all charges against him to Doylestown Thursday morning before District Justice John Kelly. Eberhart is charged with several of counts of robbery with threat of immediate injury, simple assault, terroristic threats, thefts and other related offenses.
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According to police, Eberhart walked into the pharmacy on South Woodbourne Road and pulled out a semi-automatic handgun on March 24. He made employees and customers raise their hands as he point his weapon around, police said. The 46-year-old , according to court documents requested Oxycotin from the pharmacy.
No one was injured in the robbery, but Eberhart made off with more than $200 in Oxycontin, court documents state.
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It was Eberhart’s signature style of wearing Philadelphia Eagles jerseys and hats that gave him away, police said.
Parents in the Bristol Township community recognized the father and his outfits from seeing him at the elementary school where his children attend. Authorities added that his maroon and gray full-sized Dodge pickup truck he used to escape the robbery scene also helped callers connect the man to the incident.
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The parents recognized him from surveillance images were posted on LevittownNow.com and printed in the Bucks County Courier Times. Tips from those readers lead to the arrest, police said.
During an interview with police, Eberhart said he has struggled with a drug problem for the past 20 years.
Eberhart has been unable to post bail and sits in county jail on 10 percent of $50,000.
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