Amir Garrison-Ferguson, 30, of Philadelphia. (Credit: Warrington Police)
A Philadelphia man charged with felony charges of robbery and evading arrest on foot for allegedly skipping out on a $26 bill at Chickie’s & Pete’s on Easton Road in Warrington and assaulting a manager in the process in October 2024 has been granted access into the Bucks County Common Pleas Court Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program.
Bucks County Common Pleas Court records show Amir Tellious Garrison-Ferguson, 30, of 7000 block of Thouron Avenue, was placed into the ARD program on March 3 at a pre-trial hearing.
Sentencing notes indicate a one-year probationary period, 10 hours of community service, and full restitution of $1,659 by Jan. 3, 2026.
If Garrison-Ferguson successfully completes his program, then two felonies and two misdemeanors would be dismissed. However, if he is unsuccessful in the ARD program, then all charges would be reinstated against him, court records show.
Acceptance into the ARD program is not an admission of guilt, per the state statute.
On Oct. 8, at 12:20 p.m., Warrington Police responded to the restaurant at 510 Easton Road for a reported robbery, where Garrison-Ferguson, carrying a skateboard, ran out without paying for his food, police said.
On scene, police met with a manager who said Garrison-Ferguson came in and order $25.95 worth of food, per the affidavit. When the server went to hand him his bill, Garrison-Ferguson allegedly headed toward the door and did not pay for the bill.
The manager was blocking the door to stop Garrison-Ferguson from leaving, but he allegedly pushed the manager away from the door to leave the restaurant, with the incident captured on surveillance video.
Garrison-Ferguson was found southbound on Easton Road by Amazon Fresh by police, authorities said. Responding officers identified themselves as police, and ordered Garrison-Ferguson to stop, but he allegedly fled on foot with a skateboard, police said.
Police said officers chased him to the area of Easton Road and Titus Avenue. Garrison-Ferguson resisted being taken into custody and a brief struggle happened, police said.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
