A 20-year-old Levittown man, aided by a 12-year -old, has been charged for the strong-arm robbery of an electric bike on Sunday in the Levittown section of Falls Township.
James Peter Brooks III, who just celebrated his 20th birthday, was arraigned by on-call District Judge Stacy Wertman on robbery, theft, receiving stolen property, corruption of minor charges remanding him to the custody of Bucks County Correctional as he was unable to post the 10 percent of $20,000.00 bail.
Police were dispatched Sunday afternoon at 3:16 p.m., to the area of Bald Cypress Lane for a reported theft. Upon arrival, police spoke with the victim and his mother who reported the child had been riding his uncle’s black electric bicycle, valued at approximately $325, on Birch Drive when two males stepped in front of him, causing him to stop.
During the encounter, according to the probable cause, the males demanded the bicycle stating “Give me that s**t.” The males then forcefully lifted the front tire of the motorized bike causing the minor to fall off and subsequently took possession of the bicycle and fled toward Buttonwood Lane.
Police, according to the probable cause, located and detained several individuals, including Brooks. While being detained, Brooks spontaneously said he was the individual that robbed the bicycle and advised that it was located in a yard on Buttonwood Lane. The victim subsequently positively identified Brooks as the person who robbed him.
Brooks agreed to speak with police and admitted that he and a minor identified as AA approached the victim and stated that AA was the individual who rode the stolen bicycle back to the residence.
Brooks further confirmed that the other individuals detained during the investigation were not involved, police said in court records.
A witness, who was nearby during the incident, also provided a statement confirming that Brooks and the minor were the two individuals who stole the bicycle from the victim, police said.
According to the probable cause, police subsequently spoke with a homeowner on Buttonwood Lane and the legal guardian of the minor. He told police the 12-year-old arrived at the residence earlier riding an electric bicycle that he had never seen before. He attempted to place the bicycle in the backyard but was stopped by his legal guardian, who subsequently turned the bicycle over to police.
The bicycle was positively identified as the property taken from the victim and was returned to the victim and his mother, police wrote in court papers.
Brooks is due back in court on November 18 and has no attorney of record, according to online court records.
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