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Man Looking for Smoke Gets Jaw Broken, Cops Say

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Tom Sofield

A Bensalem man wanted for allegedly breaking a man’s jaw for no good reason was arrested and arraigned Tuesday.

John Daley Credit: Penndel Police
John Daley
Credit: Penndel Police

John Daley, 45, is accused of punching a man so hard in the early morning hours of November 8 that the man went unconscious for a minute and fell to the ground. The man needed to get his jaw wired shut by staff at St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown, according to police.

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The incident happened in the area of at Hulmeville Avenue and Crescent Street in Penndel, police said.

The attack happened after the man asked Daley for a cigarette, police said. The man reportedly knew Daley, who had left by the time police arrived.

Pictures of Daley were shown to the man with the broken jaw and he confirmed the 45-year-old was the man who attacked him, court papers say.

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Daley was charged with aggravated and simple assault and harassment. He was released by District Judge on $75,000 unsecured bail.

Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.