A Langhorne man is in trouble in Bucks County and Philadelphia.
On Tuesday around 4:15 a.m., Middletown police were called to the Racquet Club Apartments for the report of a man inside a Dodge Ram in the parking lot with a small tool. The report was made by a resident out walking his dog. The resident said the man threatened him when confronted, according to court papers.
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A few minutes alter, the resident walked a second dog and the man now had a baseball bat. The man threatened to “kill” the resident with the bat, police said.
Officers reported arriving and finding the man – Javier Blanco, 23, of Langhorne – and ordered him to drop the bat. After several commands, he dropped the bat and was arrested, police said.
According to a bail conditions sheet and Philadelphia Municipal Court records, Blanco was arrested Monday in Philadelphia on charges of burglary, theft, and use of an unauthorized vehicle. He was involved in a police chase in the city in a vehicle that was previously stolen from the Racquet Club Apartments in Middletown.
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Blanco was arraigned Tuesday before District Judge Daniel Baranoski with charges of terroristic threats, simple assault, loitering and prowling at night, and theft from a vehicle. He was held in the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10 percent of $75,000 bail. His Philadelphia bail was non-monetary.
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.
