A 35 year-old Southampton man was arrested and charged earlier this month for fleeing police, reckless driving, and related traffic offenses offenses after a brief hot pursuit by officers from two municipal police departments.
On Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 11:36 p.m., Middletown Township Police officer was on patrol and heard dispatch from the Bucks County Radio Room that Newtown Township Police had attempted to stop a white Hyundai with a PA registration, however, it failed to stop and fled southbound on Woodbourne Rd from the Newtown Bypass, police said in court papers.
A short time later, while in the area of The Lawn Barn, 910 Woodbourne Road In Langhorne, officers saw a white sedan traveling southbound on Woodbourne Road from the intersection with Wood Lane, police said.
Upon seeing the patrol vehicle, the operator stopped the vehicle in the travel lane. He then put the vehicle in reverse and was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes. As police approached the vehicle, the operator, later identified as Keenen Russell, changed direction and traveled southbound on Woodbourne Road at speeds exceeding 100mph, according to police.
This created a large distance between himself and officers.
Russell, police said, failed to stop for multiple marked patrol vehicles utilizing emergency lights and sirens.
Russell passed multiple red traffic lights on Woodbourne Road at Rt 213, E Lincoln Highway, and Trenton Road and continued to pass vehicles at high speeds before officers lost sight of him, officers wrote in a criminal complaint.
A short while later, police located Russell in the vehicle that was now parked at 48 Cotton Road.
Russell, now attempted to flee on foot into the residence before surrendering.
Russell had a buprenorphine/Naloxone film in his possession, police said.
Russell was further found to have an revoked driver’s license, and could not provide insurance records for the vehicle.
District Judge Daniel Baranoski arraigned Russell on February 4 2026 on a felony count of fleeing/attempting to elude officer and drug/traffic related offense filed by Middletown Twp Police. Russell spent about one day in jail posting the required $2500.00 he needed for release.
Newtown Twp Police, days later, filed a misdemeanor fleeing charge and related traffic offenses against Russell. He is being charged by mail summons in that case.
Russell has a court date scheduled for March 5 to appear before District Judge Charles D. Jonas on the Middletown Twp Police charges, according to online court records.
Russell, has no attorney of record of listed, according to publicly available records as of publication time.
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