Police: Teen struck men, blocked car, tried to flee custody in Doylestown Borough

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with simple assault, harassment, disorderly conduct and underage drinking after being arrested for allegedly beating an older man as he left a restaurant in Doylestown Borough last Saturday. The offender’s friends would later try to open the police car door in an attempt to let him escape, police said.

Central Bucks Regional Police said a group of juveniles was taunting the victim as he left a restaurant along the 20^th block of State Street. Words were exchanged and the older male victim attempted to take a swing at the juvenile offender, police said.

A group of juveniles then chased the victim into the roadway and across intersections to the area of the County Theater, police said.

There, the man was hit by several juveniles, but was able to flee the area, police said.

Then, the 16-year-old offender allegedly proceeded to lay on the hood of a parked car, yelling at the driver and stopping the car from leaving.

An adult walking by observed this and pushed the juvenile off the hood of the vehicle and out of the roadway, police said.

As the adult walked away, the offender punched the adult in the back of the head twice and took a fighting stance as police began to arrive, according to police.

Police located the offender in the Starbucks parking lot and took him into custody, securing him in the rear of the patrol vehicle.

Polie said the teen had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath.

As a large crowd formed, several juveniles attempted to open the rear door of the patrol vehicle in a failed attempt to allow the offender to escape, police said.

During transport to police headquarters for processing, the youth became irate, screaming obscenities and making derogatory remarks toward the officer, police said. The teen allegedly unbuckled his seat belt and pulled on the door handle.

The juvenile offender was released to his parents and a Juvenile Allegation was filed, police said.

All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.