An about to be 40 year-old Levittown man in the midst of an apparent mental health crisis at Walmart last month was taken to a behavioral health facility after he pulled a knife out and needed to be tackled by Tullytown Borough Police officers.
On Sept. 24, 2026, three Tullytown Borough Police officers were dispatched to the Walmart Store located at 180 Levittown Parkway in Levittown for a reported armed subject with a knife inside the store who was irate and threatening staff and customers, police said in court records.
The man in crisis was described as a white male, 5’6″ wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and black pants, police said.
The first arriving officer encountered the man in crisis inside the store who matched the description of the 911. According to the probable cause, Police described the man as “manic and irate.” He was causing a disturbance because he was holding a knife.
The officer on scene commanded him to to drop the weapon in which he replied. “f**k you” and became combative and lunged at the officer with the knife.
The officer managed to subdue the man, bringing him to the ground and a customer stepped on the knife and removed it from the area while police attempted to handcuff him.
A second police officer arrived finding his colleague on the ground attempting to restrain the man. He continued to resist and refused to follow police commands to put his hands behind his back, eventually he was forcibly handcuffed.
As police escorted the man out of the store he began to spit two of the three responding officers. He was placed in a patrol vehicle until an ambulance arrived, and was transported to a medical facility and ‘Donnell rode along with him for medical staff safety.
Upon arrival at Lower Bucks Hospital the man was was verbally irate with staff and had to be restrained and sedated, police said.
Police then met with the troubled man’s uncle in the waiting room of the hospital.
His uncle told police, according to court records, his nephew had become increasingly unstable over the past few months, admitting to thoughts of self-harm.
Police based their interactions committed him for emergency behavioral health services.
He was released was arraigned on Oct 5 on charges of attempted aggravated assault, terroristic threats, reckless endangerment, and related offenses by District Judge Terrence Hughes and was released on bail set at 10 percent of $100,000.00.
He is due back in court on December 1 and is represented by Paul Gregory Lang, Esq., according to online court records.
Note: This news organization is not identifying the man in the incident due to his obvious mental health condition
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