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HILLTOWN — A Hilltown lady was arrested Tuesday afternoon after she allegedly pistol-whipped her neighbor following an argument over canine poop.
Charniece Morrison, 32, has been charged with felony aggravated assault and associated offenses stemming from the Nov. 28 incident on the Maple Glen Apartments on East Summit Avenue. She’s at the moment being held on the Bucks County Correctional Facility in lieu of 10% of $100,000 money bail.
Police had been dispatched to house 82 at 4:47 p.m. for a report of an armed topic. Investigators mentioned the sufferer known as 911 after she was hit within the head with a firearm throughout an argument together with her neighbor, recognized as Morrison.
Upon arriving on the scene, police mentioned Morrison and the sufferer had been nonetheless arguing and needed to be separated. The sufferer had a bleeding lump on the left aspect of her brow, and a black firearm was recovered from Morrison’s proper pants pocket, in keeping with charging paperwork.
The sufferer advised police Morrison approached her whereas she was walking her canine, and started arguing in regards to the sufferer cleansing up her canine’s feces from the entrance of Morrison’s residence, investigators mentioned. The argument then escalated, and Morrison struck the sufferer within the head with the firearm, in keeping with police.
Morrison was taken into custody and arraigned a number of hours later. She has a preliminary listening to scheduled for Jan. 16, 2024, at 1 p.m. in entrance of Magisterial District Judge Regina Armitage.
All suspects and defendants are harmless till confirmed responsible. This story was compiled utilizing public court docket information.
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