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Suspect Jailed for Morrisville Smoke Shop Inside Job from Summer of ’23

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A 46-year-old Bensalem man was arrested last month as the last remaining suspect (of three) in an August 2023  scheme to rip off a Morrisville Borough smoke shop that authorities were able to piece together using an array of investigative tools.

Omarah Williams is being held on felony counts of  theft, conspiracy, and related offenses in connection to ripping off Smart Choice Tobacco located at 2 S. Delmorr Ave.

The suspects allegedly setup the scheme over text messages, according to the probable cause,  in which Williams allegedly pointed a firearm at the clerk (a co-conspirator)  before fleeing with just under $5,500 in  cash and cigarettes, said police.

The clerk in question, Angel Leon, 30, of Bristol, was arrested on Feb 5, 2024 by Bucks County Detectives and Cpl. Lew Halas of the Morrisville Police Department after a lengthy investigation. David Moeller, 49, also  of Bristol, the alleged driver in the caper, was taken into custody by authorities the same day as Leon, according to online court records.

According to the probable cause, on Thursday, August 3, 2023, Morrisville police passed a light-colored Jeep Cherokee parked midblock on the 100 block of Chambers Street. In the driver’s seat was a white or light-skinned male with a bald head and a beard, police said.

Morrisville – Chambers Street – Credit: Google Maps

At the time the vehicle was parked, the police knew an investigation was going on nearby. Police radio alerted the officer Cpl Lew Halas to a theft at the tobacco shop within minutes of passing the vehicle, police wrote in court documents.

Halas responded to Smart Choice and spoke to the clerk, who described the man as wearing a blue jumpsuit and had just fled.

Having viewed the store’s surveillance video, it was observed that a male, later identified as Williams  entered the store at approximately 8:12 a.m. He  produced a firearm from his backpack, held it in his left hand, then walked behind the counter and immediately removed coin rolls. Immediately after approaching the suspect, the clerk reached for the man’s left arm. He then knelt and rolled backwards into a sitting position while the suspect pointed a firearm at him, according to the affidavit.

Williams allegedly opened the cash register and began removing currency when a customer entered the store at approximately 8:13 a.m. The employee stayed seated on the ground while Williams ducked behind the counter. When the customer approached the counter, he noticed the clerk, who did not move or indicate a “robbery” was in progress. Around 8:14 a.m., the customer apparently noticed the suspect and left, as shown on surveillance, police said.

Immediately after the customer left, as seen in the video recording police said, Williams allegedly grabbed a cigar box, containing approximately three days’ worth of deposits, from under the register. He placed it in his backpack without opening it. Only the clerk and the store owner knew where the box was located. Williams  then reached over to the clerk and grabbed a carton of Newports. With his back turned towards the clerk, Williams placed the cigarettes in his backpack. At approximately 8:15 a.m., Williams left the store and walked to the Cherokee on Chambers Street, investigators wrote in court papers.

Morrisville -Delmorr Ave and Chambers St – Credit: Google Maps

Responding officers obtained surveillance videos from nearby businesses and residences. As seen in the video, police said, the Smart Choice employee, (Leon,) is driving a Pennsylvania-registered light-colored Volvo station wagon. Vehicle registration refers to a Winder Drive address in Bristol Township.  In the 100 block of Delmorr Avenue, about one block from the store, the vehicle is parked next to a storage facility. The light-colored Jeep Cherokee, which was observed on Chambers Street by Halas before the police alert, passed the clerk’s vehicle at an extremely low speed, then turned left onto Chambers Street. As soon as the Cherokee passed, the other vehicle continued down Delmorr and parked at the store at approximately 8:07 a.m., police wrote in the probable cause affidavit.

Surveillance footage  recorded by Bridge Commission cameras captured the same Cherokee turning south onto Route 1 from Pennsylvania Ave. at 8:18 a.m. According to the video, the Cherokee bears a Pennsylvania registration that belonged to Moeller, of Steele Avenue in Bristol. According to the OLN, he was a bald white male with a beard, said police.

Both vehicles were detected by License Plate Readers (“LPRs”) at 7:52 a.m. on Bristol Pike and Green Lane. As of 7:55 a.m., both vehicles were located on Bristol Pike and Levittown Parkway. Google Maps says it takes approximately nine minutes to travel to S. Delmorr Avenue from Bristol Pike and Levittown Parkway, authorities said in the affidavit.

A search warrant was executed on Leon’s cell phone records, which showed that his phone received an incoming call at 7:02 a.m. on the day of the theft. The cell site serves the device near Routes 413 and Old 13 in Bristol Township. Police said, as a result of research conducted by Hawk Analytics, a phone number was revealed used by Moeller of Bristol. He is the same owner of the Jeep Cherokee parked on Chambers Street, according to the probable cause.

Based on open source intelligence, both Moeller and Leon had Facebook accounts and are “friends” on the social media app, police said.

On the morning of the allegedly planned heist, Leon and Moeller exchanged text messages from 7:30 to 8:12 a.m. The vague conversation showed Moeller asking “what time he was to come” and Leon replied “now.” However, Moeller informed Leon “cops were rolling by.” At 8:12 a.m., Leon received a notification that an unnamed individual (allegedly Williams)  was heading for him, as shown in the criminal complaint.

Leon’s and Moeller’s cellular devices exchanged 18 voice and text messages on the day of the swindle. From July 1, 2023 through August 16, 2023, 184 voice and text events occurred between Leon’s and Moeller’s cellular devices, police said in the affidavit.

Through sources known to investigators, whose identities are withheld for their safety, police learned that Leon and Moeller conspired with Williams to rip off Smart Choice, said police.

All three suspects were charged with felony counts of theft , conspiracy to commit theft, receiving stolen property and conspiracy to receive stolen property, misdemeanors  of false reporting to police and theft related charges.

Williams, the last of the trio to be arrested, was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Corryn L. Kronnagel. His bail is now 10 percent of $150,000f bail and he was remanded to BCCF. He has an April court appearance date. He is represented by court-appointed counsel Timothy J. Barton, Esq., Doylestown, according to court records

Leon was remanded to Bucks County Correctional Facility (BCCF) after failing to post 10% of $250,000.00 bail. He is currently awaiting a pre-trial hearing that will take place on June 5, 2025. He is represented by Paul Gregory Lang of Parlow & Lang LLC in Bensalem, according to court records.

Moeller is out and about after posting 10% of $100,000 bail. Having waived his  preliminary hearing and formal arraignment, he now awaits trial, originally scheduled for June 26. He is represented by private court-appointed counsel Keith J. Williams of Doylestown, court records show.

Editor’s Note:  The probable cause filed by authorities in this case refers to the alleged crime committed as a “robbery” several times in court records – however – there are no “robbery” offenses charged/approved  per Bucks County District Attorney’s office, thus we changed the legal terminology to legally fit the offenses charged.

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Morrisville Woman Charged with Threatening Woman on School Property with Gun Heads to Trial

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A 31 year old Morrisville woman is heading to trial at the Justice Center in Doylestown after charges were held over- which include allegedly bringing weapon on to school property- at a preliminary hearing Tuesday.

Magisterial District Judge Corryn L. Kronnagel ruled there was enough evidence to sustain charges filed against Ashlynn A. Parker Paris connected to incident in which she and another woman brawled with each other at Morrisville Borough Police Headquarters after the suspect allegedly pointed a gun at her in front of  the Borough High School.

According to the probable cause, on Wednesday February 25, 2026 at approximately 9:20 a.m., officer Amanda DeLuca observed a physical altercation occurring at Morrisville Police Department Headquarters.

DeLuca walked into the municipal  building and observed one female, identified as Ashlynn Parker Paris, holding another female against the wall with her forearm. The two women were screaming at each other. At this time, police separated the two females, at which point, Parker Paris kept lunging at the victim and trying to push past police to get to her.

At this time, the two women were separated in separate rooms.

The victim said that this altercation started because Parker Paris’s daughter assaulted her daughter earlier at Morrisville High School.

The victim told police, according to court records, that when she picked her daughter up from the high school, Parker Paris walked towards the victim’s vehicle holding a firearm in her hand and stated “I’ll slap the s**t out of you”.

At this time, the victim fled the area, police said.

The victim arrived at Borough Police Department to file a report and  Parker Paris was already there.

The victim said Parker Paris was screaming at her which led to the suspect physically attacking her in which she suffered a small laceration on the right side of her face, the probable cause alleges.

DeLuca subsequently obtained CCTV footage which shows the altercation between the two women.

According to police,the footage shows the victim in her vehicle and Parker Paris walking out of the school, towards the victim’s vehicle, the two exchange words. Parker Paris and her daughter walk back to her vehicle. The victim reverses her vehicle and starts driving towards Grandview Avenue.  The CCTV footage then shows Parker Paris get out of her vehicle and raising her right hand which contained a handgun. Parker Paris then points the black handgun at the victim’s vehicle then gets back in her vehicle and drives off.

Further investigation led to the discovery that Parker Paris’s firearm was fully loaded during the time of the incident and was turned in to police after the incident, police said.

Parker Paris was represented by Shaka Mzee Johnson, Esq at today’s hearing.

Parker Paris is charged with misdemeanor counts of possession of a weapon on school property, terroristic threats, simple assault and disorderly conduct.

She is due back in court on April 10 in Doylestown for formal arraignment.

 

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Trenton Man Jailed for Brutal Beating of Ex-Girlfriend in front of Morrisville Pizzeria

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A 23 year-old Trenton, New Jersey man is behind bars at Bucks County Jail charged for brutally beating his ex-girlfriend in front of a Morrisville Borough Pizzeria that was captured on video by two witnesses in April of last year, police say.

Police were dispatched on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at approximately 7:34 p.m., for a assault report at Nick’s Pizza, on E. Trenton Avenue. The 911 caller said a young female ran into the restaurant bleeding from the face and asked for help.

Police arrived on scene and went inside Nick’s Pizza to speak with the victim.

Officers observed the victim having a large bleeding gash on her left eyebrow. She also had blood all over her face, her chest and her left eye was swollen shut and bruised badly, according to court papers. The victim told police that she was in a great deal of pain and was terrified that the man who assaulted her would come back for her She identified her ex-boyfriend, Kashonn McGill as the perpetrator.

Police then spoke with witnesses still on scene who also captured on video part of McGill allegedly beating the victim on their cell phone video applications.

According to witness #1, she reported that a black male pulled the victim out of a red vehicle and began punching and kicking her.

According to witness #2, the video clearly shows a red Hyundai Sonata stopped in the traffic way of the parking lot in front of Nick’s Pizza with an unknown type white sedan positioned directly in front of the Sonata, nose to nose. A tall black male with medium length dreadlocks, wearing a light blue long sleeve top and grey shorts is seen punching and kicking the victim female on the ground in the face, head and back. The female is wearing a maroon top and matching leggings.

Witness #3’s video clip shows a woman with long, black hair, wearing a cropped jean jacket, black t-shirt and grey short shorts is seen trying to help the other female and fight off the male. The female being assaulted is screaming for help. The male then grabs the female in maroon by the hair, pulls her up off the ground, then bear hugs her from behind and drags her over to the white vehicle. He opens the driver’s side door and attempts to shove the victim into the vehicle. The victim continues to scream loudly while W#3 attempts to pull her away from the male. The victim falls to the ground and the video stops.

Morrisville Borough Police were able to identify the victim as the female in the maroon outfit. And identified McGill through state records.

A short time later police arrived on scene at Capital Health Regional Hospital and spoke with the victim’s mother. She told police McGill had been allegedly stalking her daughter and she was able to obtain a Protection From Abuse order against him, but he continues to terrorize the victim.

Morrisville Police discovered Trenton Police had not served the PFA yet, court records show.

The victim’s mother identified McGill’s vehicle for police.

The officer then spoke to W#3, the other person involved in the incident. She said she and the victim were hanging out and had to drop something off at the victim’s house for her mother. They spotted McGill following them in his car (in New Jersey) and began driving around, trying to lose him. They decided to cross the Calhoun Street Bridge into Pennsylvania, and turned into Morrisville Shopping Center, stopping in front of Nick’s Pizza.

W#3 said that McGill began “tapping” her car with his as they were driving. There was no damage to the vehicle and she said she was not injured. Then, McGill, according to a witness got out of his vehicle, pulled the victim out of her vehicle (the red Sonata), and began to beat her.

The witness told police she was fearful of the victim’s life and that McGill allegedly said he was going to kill her.

According to the medics that transported the victim to the hospital, one medic believed she suffered an orbital fracture and possibly a jaw fracture. The medic told police that the victim said during transport to the hospital that McGill allegedly stole her purse and cell phone from her.

The victim’s mother called 911 to speak to the officer investigating the assault. She told police that her daughter’s (witness number 3) friend told her McGill allegedly said he was going to be waiting for her at her house when they got home. Police asked if the friend had the victim’s phone and she said she did, however, she said McGill still had the victim’s purse and refused to give it back money he believed was owed to him by the victim.

The victim denied owing McGill money, saying he is lying just to have an excuse to stalk her. Before police left, the officer tried again to see if the victim was feeling up to speaking with her, but she said she was in too much pain at that time, according to court records.

Police issued an arrest warrant for McGill last April.

He was arrested on Feb. 24, 2026 and arraigned by District Judge Corryn L. Kronnagel. She set bail at 10 percent of $500,000. He is charged with one felony count of aggravated assault, misdemeanor counts of simple assault, disorderly conduct, theft by deception, and related offenses.

Unable to post bail, McGill was remanded to County Jail where he currently remains pending his next court appearance scheduled for March 10. He has no attorney of record according to online court records.

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Morrisville Borough Police Reports: BB Shot Through Window, Break In Thief Arrested and More

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Morrisville Borough Police Reports Feb 16 to Feb 23, 2026

Stolen Package-02/17/26 @1200-Victim reported his package was stolen between 0600-0700 this morning from the 100 Block of N. Delmorr Ave.  The package was valued at $93.99.

Retail Theft-02/17/26 @1350- Police took a report from Giant Food Store of a retail theft that occurred yesterday evening around 1945 hours. A white male stole $117.88 of merchandise and fled the store.

False ID/Arrest-02/17/26 @0936-Mercedes L. Cooke, age 34, was arrested for false ID to law enforcement following a traffic stop by the 7/11 shopping center. Cooke was processed at HQ’s and released pending summons.

Warrant/Arrest-02/17/26 @1822-Orialys Vera Rodriguez, age 29, was arrested for an outstanding warrant issued by PSP at the police HQ’s. Rodriguez was transported to the Trevose Barracks, and custody was given to PSP.

Criminal Mischief to automobiles-02/18/26 @0721-Victims states her vehicle was spray painted overnight in the unit block of Osborne Ave.

Criminal Mischief to buildings-02/18/26 @1108-Victim reported someone shot a BB through his window overnight in the 600 block of Hillcrest Ave.

Criminal Mischief to Auto-02/19/26 @0910- Victim states that her vehicle, located on the unit block of W. Trenton Ave., had its driver’s side window smashed, trunk was left open, nothing taken from vehicle. Window repair costs approximately $300.

Arrest/Warrant-02/21/26 @1720-Larry Clegg, age 35, was arrested after a traffic stop due to a warrant out of this department. He was processed and arraigned. Bail was set at $10,000 unsecured.

Arrest/Warrant-02/22/26 @0152-Aldon Bachelor, age 21, was taken into custody by the Bucks County Park Police, transported to police HQ’s for a warrant out of Morrisville Borough Police . He was processed and arraigned. Bail was set at $5000.00 unsecured.

Arrest/Theft-02/23/26 @2355-James S. Crouthamel, age 47, was taken into custody for breaking into vehicles and pulling car door handles in the 500 block of N. Pennsylvania Ave. He was processed and arraigned. He was sent to BCP on $25,000 10%.

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