A Falls Township man made a deal with prosecutors that resulted in some charges against him being withdrawn this week.
Charges of burglary, disorderly conduct and terroistic threats were dropped after Aaron Kauffman, 34, of the Morrisville section of Falls, agreed to a deal with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Kauffman is expected to plead guilty to remaining charges of simple assault, theft, criminal trespass and harassment.
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“This is bad. It’s real bad,” Kauffman told a woman seated in the courtroom as constables lead him out following his brief court hearing where the remaining charges we waived to trial by Judge Jan Vislosky on Tuesday.
According to police, officers showed up to an apartment complex on Makefield Road in Falls on an evening earlier this month after a woman reported Kauffman stole prescription medication, jewelry, cash for drugs, several credit cards an a cell phone, according to court records. In total, the items were valued at $5,580.
A few hours later, police were dispatched to the apartment for a reported assault. The woman and a another person told police Kauffman returned to the apartment and was asked to leave by the woman. He then became angry and entered the apartment through a sliding glass door. Kauffman and the woman got into a verbal confrontation that lead to a a physical altercation in a bedroom where the woman was punched and pushed, according to court papers.
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About an hour later, Kauffman contacted the woman and witness, police said. The 34-year-old called and said he wanted various medications and stated if he did not get what he wants “something bad is going to happen to the two of them,” court papers read.
Assistant District Attorney A.J. Garabedian said despite the charges being withdrawn, the facts of the case remain the same.
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According to county records, Kauffman is being held on 10 percent of $25,000 bail.
