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The defendant will be sentenced in October on misdemeanor charges of assault, possessing an instrument of crime
A Pottstown man was cleared of the most serious charge against him by a jury earlier this month related to a stabbing incident last September at a Perkasie skate park, but will be sentenced in October on three misdemeanors and a summary offense.
Per court records, Nikolas Anthony Lore, 20, formerly of Perkasie, was found not guilty Sept. 4 of felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, but guilty on charges of misdemeanor possessing an instrument of crime, simple assault, and reckless endangerment. Lore was also found guilty of a summary charge of harassment.
Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 9 at 9:30 a.m. before Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller.
Perkasie Police were dispatched to Grand View Hospital at 4:55 p.m. on Sept. 25, 2023 to meet with the mother of a 15-year-old boy who had been stabbed at the skate park. The mother said she met her son at the pavilion, at which point she noticed blood on his shirt. She was then approached by Lore, who said “he was sorry,” then immediately took her son to the hospital and called police, according to charging documents
Speaking to investigators, the victim stated Lore retrieved a large knife from his vehicle and started walking towards him, prompting the victim to turn and run away, police said. As the victim was attempting to get away from Lore, he said he felt two “blunt force” hits to his back, then fled to a bathroom where he noticed two approximately three-inch cuts on his upper back, the report states.
The victim received treatment for non-life-threatening injuries at the hospital, police said. Investigators then responded to the skate park, where Lore was located and taken into custody.
Police also said they located the knife when Lore was arrested.
Bail was initially set for Lore at 10% of $150,000 cash at his September 2023 arraignment, but was amended in November 2023 to nonmonetary, per court documents.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
