Langhorne Man Headed To Trial For Uncle’s Death

A Langhorne man will go to trial for stabbing his uncle on New Year’s Eve.

Kyle J. Simpson, 24, had charges of criminal homicide and possession of an instrument of crime forwarded to Doylestown during a preliminary hearing in front of District Judge Daniel Baranoski on Wednesday.

Simpson stabbed 58-year-old Stanley Taylor Jr., brother of Langhorne Mayor Joseph Taylor, shortly before midnight on December 31 inside 124 North Bellevue Avenue, according to court papers. Taylor died of the stab wound New Year’s Day morning at St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown after surgery. He was Bucks County’s first murder victim of 2015.

Simpson’s sister told state police Taylor was awoken by a fuss caused when the 24 year old picked up a knife. Taylor tried to get the allegedly intoxicated Simpson to put down the knife, court documents say.

When Simpson went to go to the bathroom, Taylor blocked him. At that point, Taylor reportedly said: “Then stab me,” according to the witness account relayed to investigators.

Simpson stabbed his uncle in the stomach with a black hunting knife, state police allege.

Police and medics were summoned after Simpson’s aunt, who is Taylor’s wife, called 9-1-1.

State police wrote in court papers that Simpson was sitting at a table in the kitchen holding the large knife to his throat when they made contact. He allegedly stated he wanted police to shoot him.

In the end, police Tasered him and placed him into their custody.

“No, this blood is from the guy I stabbed. But I didn’t mean to stab Stanley Taylor, I meant to stab James Simpson,” the 24 year old told arresting officers, court papers say. State police did not identify who James Simpson is or whether he is related.

A North Bellevue Avenue resident told LevittownNow.com following the crime that there was a large amount of police outside the scene of the stabbing around midnight New Year’s Day. State police said Middletown officers assisted them at the scene.

Simpson is being held in the Bucks County Correctional Facility without bail.