A man was taken into police custody after fleeing to his Middletown Township home following a manhunt that caused a shelter-in-place order in Falls Township.
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The incident began around 8:30 p.m. Monday when residents in the Morrisville section of Falls Township received an alert from authorities to shelter in place as officers searched for a wanted person, according to police.
Falls Township police, who were aided by several other departments, cleared the area within an hour as the search continued.
The search led to a residence in the 900 block of Adams Avenue in Middletown Township, where police confirmed the 37-year-old wanted man lived and was driving toward.
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Middletown Township police attempted to stop the man near East Lincoln Highway and Durham Road, but the driver refused to pull over, police said.
The man then drove to the Adams Avenue home, exited his vehicle, and ran inside, police said.
“[The man] barricaded himself inside the residence and ignored multiple verbal commands to cooperate,” cops said.
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Officers quickly forced entry into the home.
When the man refused to put down a kitchen knife, police “used force” to knock the weapon from his hand, according to authorities.
Middletown Township Police Chief Joseph Bartorilla confirmed the department had a warrant for the man’s mental health commitment. He was taken to Lower Bucks Hospital for treatment.
The man was preliminarily arraigned Tuesday by on-call District Judge John Galloway on charges including fleeing or attempting to elude officers, resisting arrest, and flight to avoid apprehension. He is being held on 10 percent of $75,000 bail.
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