Credit: Bensalem Police
Bensalem police said in a press released that they arrested 45-year-old Michael Bell, a homeless man, and charged him with aggravated assault ,weapons offenses and related charges for the assault and stabbing of a 33-year-old Bensalem man.
LevittownNow reported yesterday about the incident and later updated the story when police confirmed they had a “person of interest” in custody late last night.
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Click Here to Read Tom Sofield’s Original Story About the Stabbing Attack
Police say on Tuesday at approximately 7:50 p.m. an alert Bensalem Police officer was patrolling his sector when he observed a male walking in the Creekside Apartment complex. The man fit the description of the suspect so the officer began approaching him but he fled and was apprehended by assisting officers at the Knights Road entrance to Creekside.
The suspect was taken into custody transported to the police headquarters, where he was interviewed by detectives. He subsequently admitted to the crime, police said.
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Further investigation was conducted and the weapon was recovered at another location in Bensalem. Bell was video arraigned by Judge Benz and sent to Bucks County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail 10%.
