A man was sent to Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol Township for an involuntary mental health commitment after he attacked a Falls Township patrol officer Monday morning.
The middle-aged man, whose name police are not releasing, was uninjured after several officers had to subdue him shortly after 9 a.m. at the Oxford Point Shopping Center, Lt. Todd Pletnick said.
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Officers were dispatched to the shopping center to check on the man. When an officer arrived, the man was “talking to the sky” and rambling about his parents being killed, Pletnick said.
The first officer at the scene ran the man’s name and found he had a warrant out of Chester County. When the officer approached the man, he lunged at him and an altercation ensued. The man grabbed for the officer’s taser, Pletnick said. He was unclear if the man was able to unholster the non-lethal weapon.
Additional patrol units arrived and were able to subdue the man. Pletnick said one officer used a flashlight to strike the man’s hand after he refused to drop several rocks.
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A woman who witnessed the incident filed a police brutality complaint against the officers with the Bucks County District Attorney’s office. Pletnick said the officer was unhurt in the incident and has been cleared on any wrongdoing.
As of press time, no charges have been filed against the man. The lieutenant said he does not expect charges to be filed due to the man’s mental health situation.
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