A gun allegedly pulled during a dispute in Bristol Borough Monday evening turned out to be fake, according to police.
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Jermaine Eric Law, 19, of Bristol Township, was charged in the incident that happened just before 5 p.m. in the 500 block Clymer Street, near Buckley Street.
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According to court papers, Law was waiting in a silver Ford Explorer outside a residence on Clymer Street. When a man who lives on Bath Street came home from work. Law made it clear he was there to fight him, police said.
Law allegedly pulled the black revolver, which was later determined to be a BB gun, and the two scuffled until borough police pulled up.
Credit: Jeff Bohen/LevittownNow.com
Law, according to police, backed away from the scene, ditched his gun in a wooded area and fled on foot.
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Police said they arrested Law at gunpoint shortly after the incident in the area of Pond and Market streets.
Officers found the fake weapon and interviewed several witnesses.
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Police from several departments responded to the call.
Law was charged with terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, simple assault, fleeing or attempting to elude police, possession of an instrument of crime and related offenses. He was arraigned before on-call District Judge Joanne Kline and sent to county jail on 10 percent of $25,000.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
