A large brawl last month has led to charges against several people, according to court documents reviewed by LevittownNow.com.
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Officers were dispatched to the 9700 block of Lowell Drive in the Pennwood Crossing Mobile Home Park at 10:19 p.m. on Saturday, July 20 following reports of a large fight in progress.
The first two officers encountered a chaotic scene on the street as they pulled up. Police said one group of people was on the street while another group was near a residence.
Officers ordered those in the street to get on the ground and pushed back the other group, authorities said.
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A man was found injured, with blood on his face and an eye injury. He reported being struck in the face with a bat and identified his alleged attackers.
Another individual reported being hit on the head with a bat by a 37-year-old Falls Township man.
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During the altercation, several vehicles were damaged by rocks and baseball bats, police said.
Investigators said they recovered two baseball bats at the scene – an aluminum Louisville Slugger bat that appeared blood-stained and was swabbed for DNA, and a black aluminum MacGregor bat that showed no visible blood.
Court papers painted a chaotic scene with various accounts of the fight on the residential street.
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Due to the developing nature of the situation, an ambulance responded and had to wait down the street until it was determined to be safe to pulled up to the scene, police said.
Several people were treated for injuries at the scene and at the hospital, police said.
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The brawl involved multiple family members and acquaintances, police said.
An 18-year-old Levittown woman, a 24-year-old Falls Township woman, a 26-year-old Falls Township man, an 18-year-old Falls Township man, and a 19-year-old Falls Township man were charged with several misdemeanor charges, including simple assault and disorderly conduct. They were charged via summons.
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Michael Meyer, 37, of Falls Township, was charged with felony aggravated assault and several misdemeanors, including possession of an instrument of crime with intent and simple assault. He was preliminarily arraigned before District Judge Corryn Kronnagel last week and jailed unable to post 10 percent of $50,000 bail, which was lowered this week by a Bucks County Court of Common Pleas judge to 10 percent of $10,000 bail.
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.
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