Credit: Bucks County District Attorney’s Office
A U.S. Army veteran who sexually abused two kids will serve up one to two decades in state prison.
On Tuesday, David Allen Hamilton, 48, pleaded guilty before Bucks County Judge Theodore Fritsch Jr. to counts of rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and related offenses, according to prosecutors. He also pleaded guilty to flight to avoid apprehension, conspiracy to commit theft, and other crimes connected to the manhunt.
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The plea was part of deal with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Fritsch accepted the deal and Hamilton was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in a state correctional institution and 10 years of probation.
Hamilton sexually abused two children over several years. Last September, Lower Southampton police issued a warrant for his arrest and he fled.
Hamilton purchased a tent at the Target store on East Lincoln Highway in Middletown and was spotted in Morrisville Borough before fleeing to Central Bucks County. He later attacked a New Hope Borough police officer and attempted to take the officer’s weapon. Hamilton ended up darting into the woods and later took a car. He was found in a second-floor bedroom closet in Aston, Delaware County days later. During his time on the run, police from around the county and the U.S. Marshal Service searched for him.
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Authorities said Hamilton worked as an Uber driver and had extensive knowledge of Bucks County.
Meredith Custodio, a home health aid who turns 60 next month, is slated to be sentenced next week on charges of hinter apprehension and conspiracy for helping Hamilton while he was on the run.
