Jeremy J Ott, 29, of Doylestown Township.
The defendant was extradited from another state on a warrant, police said.
Pre-trial proceedings for a Doylestown Township man extradited from Atlantic City earlier this summer on felony child endangerment charges have been rescheduled from October 31 to January 9, 2025.
In addition to the endangering the welfare of children charge, Jeremy Joseph Ott, 29, is also charged with misdemeanor offenses of reckless endangerment and illegally operating a car without an ignition interlock, police said. Ott is also charged with driving with a suspended license and other traffic violations, police said.
Ott has been at Bucks County jail since Aug. 12 on 10% of 75,000 cash bail, per court records.
According to Central Bucks Regional Police Department, a reckless driver in Doylestown Borough was reported on July 19, and police saw the vehicle in question and conducted a traffic stop.
Police said Ott was the driver and was known for having a suspended license because of a recent DUI arrest. Ott, police allege, did not stop and sped away from police in a 25-mph zone on Oakland Avenue.
The road was crowded with vehicles and people on sidewalks, police said. In an abundance of caution, police did not pursue Ott at the same rate of speed, losing him in the pursuit, according to police.
A short time later, police found Ott’s car stopped on the roadway of Hidden Den Circle, but he ran from the car into the woods, leaving behind two passengers, including a juvenile, police said.
Police were unable to find Ott at the time.
On Aug. 5, police were advised that Ott was detained on the arrest warrant by Atlantic City Police Department, police said.
According to Pennsylvania court records, Ott had five active cases in Bucks County, including three at the Common Pleas level, filed as far back as September 2016.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
