Middletown police have taken two local men into custody after an alleged robbery happened just outside of Levittown’s Highland Park neighborhood.
Marquis Taylor, 20, of Levittown, and Nicholas Pacitti, 19, of Fairless Hills, were arrested and charged with robbery, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, harassment and related offenses. Pacitti was released on 10 percent of $150,000 bail while Taylor remains in prison on 10 percent of $100,000 bail.
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Shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Monday night, officers responded to Highland Park Drive and Trenton Road for reports of a fight in progress. Officers soon observed one of the victims, and both defendants walking together towards Forsythia Drive, according to court documents.
The victim, who identified himself to police as the one who called 9-1-1, told officers that he was walking with some friends when both Taylor and Pacitti approached them, pulled the hoods on their sweatshirts down, took the victim’s backpack, and instructed he empty his pockets while holding a knife with brass knuckles to his stomach and threatening to stab him.
While Pacitti refused to speak with police, Taylor advised investigators that both him and Pacitti were headed to that location to steal $20 worth of marijuana from the victim. A combination knife with brass knuckles was found on Pacitti’s person.
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Both men await a preliminary hearing set for December 10.
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.
