Credit: Bucks County Department of Corrections
A young man awaiting trial drug charges ran when patrol officers went to talk to him Wednesday evening at a Levittown apartment complex, according to police.
Mitchell Johnson, 22, who has no fixed address, is charged with defiant trespass, resisting arrest, possession of a controlled substance. He is currently in jail on 10 percent of 50,000 bail.
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Bristol Township police were called to the Avalon Court Apartments on Bristol-Oxford Valley Road Wednesday at 6:33 p.m. for reports of a trespasser. According to an affidavit of probable cause, Johnson has previously been told by property management that he is not allowed on the grounds.
An officer leaving the apartment complex management office was with the manager when they spotted the 22-year-old, police said. The manager pointed to Johnson, who was about 20-feet away, and said, “there he is.”
The officer walked toward the vehicle Johnson was seen entering and asked him to exit the car. The moment Johnson got out of the car, he ran to the 100 building, police said.
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Despite the police officer yelling for Johnson to stop, he did not.
Johnson was arrested after police found him hiding under clothing and bedding inside an apartment. According to court documents, he was found with a used syringe in his front pocket.
The 22-year-old is set to face trial on drug charges stemming from a March incident involving Bristol Township police, court dockets show.
