In a story Lower Bucks Source was first to report on a 64-year-old Yardley man was sentenced to county jail time on Tuesday, after pleading guilty to charges related to a series of politically motivated harassment, stalking, and criminal mischief incidents in Lower Makefield Township spanning several months.
Judge Bateman sentenced Dalberg to two to 23 months at the Bucks County Correctional Facility and a concurrent 36 months’ probation.
In addition to the confinement and probation, the court imposed several other penalties: a $1,000 fine, 100 hours of non-political community service, a court order prohibiting all contact with the victim, and payment of full restitution for damages caused.
The charges stemmed from a pattern of behavior by Dalberg, which occurred between October 2024 and February 2025, and targeted multiple victims in the Lower Makefield Township area in which he threw nails, screws and bolts on victims driveways and parking spaces of where the victims worked.
According to court records he targeted residents/homes where there was signage etc showing support for then Republican candidate for President Donald J. Trump.
Dalberg, according to the probable cause, repeatedly threw screws and nails at the vehicle and parking space of a victim who was an employee at a local supermarket. One of the victims targeted was a 76-year-old senior citizen.
Dalberg was identified through surveillance video. The investigation also found that Dalberg’s actions were motivated by political disagreement. Investigators recovered matching nails from his vehicle, where he admitted to storing them specifically for the purpose of committing these acts of vandalism and harassment.
“I commend the investigative and prosecutorial team on this case,” District Attorney Jennifer Schorn said. “It is plain and simple, we will not tolerate politically motivated violence or threats of violence, ever. People who think they are justified in engaging in criminal activity because the ends justify the means will have a dose of reality if they choose to engage in crimes in Bucks County.”
During the sentencing, Judge Bateman addressed Dalberg’s actions, emphasizing the calculated and unacceptable nature of the crimes.
“It was not an aberration,” Judge Bateman stated, noting the deliberate nature of the crime spree. “Just because you disagree with their political views or personal views, do you decide to victimize them? It’s completely, unequivocally unacceptable to me.”
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