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Gordon Sentenced to Life for 2024 Falls Murders, Rampage

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The man responsible for murdering three people, sending a shiver of fear through Levittown and the cancellation of one of the most popular events in Bucks County – the Levittown St. Patrick’s Day Parade, will never walk among free people ever again.

Andre Gordon on Wednesday pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in Bucks County Court and was sentenced to three consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole. The sentence also includes an additional 156 ½ to 313 years in state prison for the murderous rampage he went on March 16, 2024, in Falls Township.

Bucks County District Attorney Jen Schorn announced Gordon’s pleading at the Justice Center in Doylestown even though she had filed to seek the ultimate penalty for Gordon, death, last year. 

Beyond the three counts of murder, Gordon’s guilty plea encompassed a litany of violent acts that terrorized families and shook the peace of Falls Township: attempted homicide, burglary, aggravated assault, robbery of a motor vehicle, robbery, unlawful restraint, discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, theft by unlawful taking, possession of an instrument of crime, terroristic threats, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person, a spokesperson for the DA’s office said.

The lives stolen that horrific morning were those of his 13-year-old sister, a young life brimming with potential; his 52-year-old stepmother, Karen Gordon, an Army veteran who died shielding her daughter and herself from danger; and 25-year-old Taylor Daniel, the loving mother of his two now motherless children.

The plea followed detailed talks with the family. During the sentencing hearing before President Judge Raymond F. McHugh, the prosecution presented a powerful video compilation that included harrowing 911 calls from both shooting locations, body camera and surveillance footage depicting the crime scenes, and a heartbreaking interview with one of Taylor Daniel’s daughters conducted at the Bucks County Child Advocacy Center, said Schorn.

There are no words to explain why this happened,” and that he could “feel the pain,” said McHugh during the sentencing hearing.

Gordon’s rampage on the morning of March 16 started at just before 9 am with Falls Twp Police putting a shelter in place order out to area residents while the hunt for Gordon went on with many of which were out running weekend errands and or making their way to New Falls Road for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade.

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Falls Township Police responded to a report of a shooting on the unit block of Viewpoint Lane, Levittown. Investigations revealed that Gordon arrived in a stolen vehicle carjacked in Trenton, New Jersey, and forcibly entered the residence of his father. Doorbell camera footage showed Gordon confronting his father before violently breaking into the home. Once inside, Gordon started hunting the residents. Karen Gordon and her daughter sought refuge in a converted office where Karen made a desperate 911 call. The recording captured her pleas, “My stepson, he’s the one shooting. Please I’ve got children in here!” The 911 call also captured her daughter, repeatedly screaming “please, please, please, please hurry.” This was followed by screams, gunshots, and then silence. Police found Karen and her 13-year-old daughter deceased upon arrival. Gordon’s father and Karen Gordon’s other teenage daughter along with a visiting relative were unharmed, said investigators in court papers.

The terror continued moments later on Edgewood Lane, where Gordon forced his way into Taylor Daniel’s home at 9:01 a.m. and fatally shot her. A harrowing 911 call from Taylor Daniel captured her urging others in the house to lock themselves in their rooms, screaming, “He’s got a gun!” This call also ended with screams, gunshots, and subsequent silence, followed by the cries of children, one calling for “mommy.” Present in the home were Daniel’s 5-year-old and 3-year-old daughters, her brother, and her mother, Nancy Daniel. Nancy Daniel was injured when Gordon bludgeoned her with an assault rifle as she tried to intervene, requiring staples for a head wound, according to police.

Schorn commended the bravery of Karen Gordon and Taylor Daniel for their heroic efforts to protect the children present during the attacks.

Following the Edgewood Lane shooting, Gordon carjacked a 44-year-old man in the parking lot of a Dollar General in Morrisville. He was not injured. During a preliminary hearing, the carjacking victim identified the weapon used as a privately manufactured firearm, commonly referred to as a “ghost gun.” A three-hour shelter-in-place order was issued until Gordon was located in New Jersey. The stolen vehicle was found unoccupied in Trenton at approximately 11:38 a.m. By 12:22 p.m., authorities learned Gordon was barricaded with hostages in a residence on Phillips Street. He was apprehended at 5 p.m., a few blocks away. He was later extradited to Bucks County. In a separate case, Gordon also pleaded guilty to assaulting corrections officers at the Bucks County Correctional Facility in May 2024. He received a sentence of 42 months to 84 months in state prison for these assaults,which will run concurrently with his sentence in the triple murder case.

 

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Emergency Crews Prepare for Incoming Blizzard as Lower Bucks Municipalities Declare Storm Plans

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Lower Bucks municipalities have declared disaster/snow emergencies in advance of the expected snow storm that the National Weather Service says will dump anywhere between 14 to 18 inches on the area.

A winter storm warning is still in effect from Sunday, Feb 22 to Monday, Feb 23.

Each municipality has its own link. For more information and updates, please click on their associated link.

Bensalem Township Disaster Emergency declared immediately for the pending snow storm. Click here to see more details.

Bristol Borough – Snow information/requirements have been posted on their website. Click here to see the details. 

Bristol Township – Snow Emergency effective 12 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 through 12 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Click here to see more details.

Falls Township – Snow Emergency starts Sunday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. and expires on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 6 a.m. Click here for details.

Langhorne Borough – Snow Emergency starts Sunday, Feb. 22 at noon until Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. No parking. Click here for details.

Lower Makefield Township – Snow information has been posted on Meta. Click here to see the details.

Middletown TownshipSnow Emergency is in effect from Sunday, Feb. 22 at 12 p.m. to Monday, Feb. 23 at 12 p.m. . Click here to see details.

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Morrisville Borough Snow Emergency is in effect from Sunday, Feb. 22 at 5 p.m. to Monday, Feb. 23 at 5 p.m.  Click here to see the details.

Newtown Township –  A Snow Emergency is in effect from 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 until 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.  Click here to see the details.

Penndel Borough – Snow Emergency has been declared from 12 p.m. on Sunday, February 22, 2026, through 12 p.m. on Monday, February 23, 2026. Click here for more details and click here for more on the ordinance.

Tullytown Borough – Snow Emergency proclamation in effect from Sunday Feb. 22 – 6 p.m. to Monday Feb. 23 – 6 p.m. Click here to see more details.

Warminster Township – Disaster Emergency has been declared for the incoming snow storm, effective Sunday  Feb. 22, 2026 at 12 p.m. through Tuesday, Feb. 24,2026 at 12 p.m..  Click here to see the details and click here to see the declaration from Township Manager Tom Scott.

Yardley Borough – Snow Emergency proclamation in effect from Sunday Feb. 22 – 4 p.m. to Monday Feb. 23 – 4 p.m. . Click here to see the details. and click here to see declaration/other information from Mayor Caroline Thompson.

The primary concern is safety.  Take care of yourselves and check on neighbors and those who may be vulnerable.

Please stay safe, take all necessary precautions, and keep your devices charged.

Click here for updates from the National Weather Service 

Click here for PECO’s outage map.

 

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Fairless Hill Man Arrested on False Imprisonment, Aggravated Assault Charges After Text Breakup

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A 27-year-old Fairless Hills man is facing serious charges after his game of emotional blackmail involving his ex girlfriend got him three days in jail on aggravated assault, false imprisonment, terroristic threats and related charges.

Jonathan Boerner was taken into custody by Falls Township Police on the morning of Jan 24 and arraigned by on-call District Judge Joseph P. Falcone. Falcone set bail at 10 percent of $150,000. Boerner was remanded to County Jail for about three days and was released when bail was posted.

According to the probable cause, police were dispatched to the Commons of Fallsington Apartments on January 23, 2026 at 9:38pm. Bucks County Radio (BCR) advised officers the female complainant’s ex-boyfriend allegedly forced her to stay at his house in the 600 block of Trenton Road in Fairless Hills for three hours, physically assaulted her, and threatened her with a gun.

Arriving officers noted the victim was visibly shaking and said she was afraid for her life, officers wrote in court papers.

She explained, police said in court papers, she recently broke up with Boerner through texting. He refused to end the relationship over text and pleaded with her to meet in person, forgetting it only takes one person to end a relationship.

The victim told the police she arrived at his residence around 5:15 pm, and they entered his bedroom, The two talked for approximately 30 minutes, where the victim said she ended the relationship. Boerner then exited his bedroom and allegedly returned with a gun. The victim described the gun to be a “black pistol/small firearm,” and said Boerner recently bought the firearm from an unknown source and it was not registered to him.

Boerner then pointed the gun at his head saying “I’m going to kill myself,” the victim told police.

The victim, told police, she was terrified, took her phone out, and pleaded with Boerner to allow her to leave. He then grabbed her right arm, shoved her onto the bed, saying he was going to kill her, and she was not leaving, He then shut the bedroom door and blocked her from leaving.

Boerner allowed her to enter the living room 30 minutes later, but locked the front door, the victim said.

After another argument, the victim asked to go outside, which Boerner allowed, but demanded her to leave her keys in the living room, and to leave her phone in her pocket.

While outside, Boerner threatened the victim, saying if she attempted to run away, he was going to grab her and kill himself, the victim told police.

The young woman somehow convinced Boerner to let her leave at approximately 8:15 pm to “grab food”.

She left and instead immediately went home and called police.

The victim again told on scene police officers she was afraid for her life while Boerner was wielding the gun and had bruised her right arm, during the incident.

She was instructed, around 11:00 pm, to text Boerner to meet her out front of his residence to “talk about their relationship”. It was at this time police staged in proximity of Boerner’s residence. Boerner then exited his residence, attempting to evade police, in which a short foot pursuit ensued, according to the probable cause.

Due to the facts and nature of the incident, according to police, the possibility of Boerner concealing a firearm, and Boerner’s permit to conceal carry, the original officer deployed his taser, taking Boerner to the ground. Boerner continued to resist police and was eventually taken into custody.

He was read his Miranda Rights, which he said he understood and agreed to talk with police.

Police said, he denied having a gun, but said he had owned them in the past but no longer has any. Boerner admitted to grabbing the victim and throwing her on the bed.

He is scheduled to appear for a  April 8, 2026 court date.  Boerner, according to court records,  is  represented by Michael Kotik, Esq. of SKA Law Firm in Philadelphia. 

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Falls Twp Police Officer Retires After 39 Years of Distinguished Service

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After serving residents for nearly four decades the longest tenured Falls Township Police officer Jonathon Caesar, announced his retirement  last Sunday Feb 2.

Fellow officers lined the walkway into the newly completed home of the Falls Township Police Department last Sunday congratulating Caesar, wishing him a fond farewell.

Prior to policing the residents of Falls Township, he served his country as an active-duty member of the United State Marine Corps, before serving Bucks County as a Correctional Officer. Over the course of his career Officer.

Caesar was an accomplished member of the Bucks County South SWAT Team, a member of the Police Honor Guard Unit, was an Emergency Medical Technician, and a Drill Instructor for the Youth Police Academy.

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Well before working into his 39th year, Caesar earned the distinction of knowing just about everyone in Falls Township and the surrounding communities, while almost everyone also knew him.

His personal and professional life experience, and larger than life personality made him both approachable and relatable, as he was always able to charm, and disarm, when needed, the most volatile of people and situations.

Caesar  was also incredibly courageous, and as tough as they come, each and every one of their police officers benefitted from the knowledge and mentorship when needed.

Officer Caesar served this agency and community with distinction, honor, and genuine care, police officials said

“His legacy consists of the countless lives he’s impacted and the knowledge, guidance, and mentoring he provided so many officers that came after him. Congratulations on your well-earned retirement, Jonathon, you will be greatly missed!”

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