A Philadelphia man has been arrested for allegedly violently assaulting a man in Bristol Township.
Ronald Byrd, 52, was arrested and charged with possession of an instrument of crime, simple assault, and aggravated assault. He remains free on $50,000 unsecured bail.
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On Tuesday, September 13, shortly after 2 p.m., Bristol Township police were dispatched to Moeller Packaging located in the 3900 block of Nebraska Street in Newportville for reports of an employee assaulting another employee with a bat. According to a police affidavit, when officers responded to the scene, they quickly located the victim who acknowledged that they had been beaten by an employee they knew only as ‘Ron’ or ‘Ronald’.
The victim was reportedly treated by the Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad and suffered multiple lacerations with potentially life threatening injuries. The victim was then transported to Aria Health’s Torresdale campus for treatment.
According to court documents, Byrd had allegedly attacked the employee with a wooden bat, hitting them several times before someone was able to pull Byrd away. Witnesses told police that Byrd had fled the scene prior to police arrival.
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Byrd was later interviewed by police and reportedly admitted to assaulting the employee with a wooden tool handle that he kept in his truck.
A warrant was issued for Byrd’s arrest and he was arraigned last week. Byrd has a preliminary hearing scheduled November 15.
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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.
