A homeless man is accused of bringing a box made to look like a fake bomb or incendiary device into a Levittown district court earlier this week.
Bristol Township police accuse Edward Frank Harris, 60, of walking into District Judge Robert Wagner’s offices on New Falls Road around 1 p.m. Monday with a box made to look like a bomb or incendiary device.
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Harris told the courthouse staff to give the box to Wagner before he walked out, police said.
A lighter taped to a cordless phone caused concerned after they were found in the box, according to court papers.
Court documents say a quick-thinking staff member took the box outside and alerted police.
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The box was addressed to “Mr. Wagner,” police said.
On Wednesday, Harris is accused of leaving a note at the Bucks County Bank on New Falls Road next to the courthouse. The note said, “sex fiends kill for sex,” court papers state.
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Police said they were called at 8:51 a.m. after several bank employees took the note as a threat.
Harris was arrested short after.
Harris was charged with terroristic threats and harassment in the two cases. He was arraigned and sent to Bucks County prison unable to post bail.
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Court records show Harris pleaded no contest to a 2010 terroristic threats case and spent some time in jail.
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.
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