Cops, Courts and Fire

Principal From Lambertville Faces Modified Charges, Placed On Leave After Incident

A school principal from the City of Lambertville had two charges withdrawn and one changed by prosecutors at a preliminary hearing in Bucks County last Thursday.

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A school principal from the City of Lambertville had two charges withdrawn and one changed by prosecutors at a preliminary hearing in Bucks County last Thursday.

A 53-year-old principal in the Central Bucks School District had a felony charge of criminal trespassing and a summary charge of harassment dropped at a preliminary hearing last Thursday.

The remaining misdemeanor criminal trespassing charge was modified, and a misdemeanor defiant trespassing count was waived for trial, according to a court docket reviewed by NewHopeFreePress.com.

The case will now move from District Judge Mark Douple’s court to the Bucks County Justice Center.

โ€œWeโ€™re thrilled the court has heard the facts as presented,โ€ Antonetta Stancu, the 53-year-old man’s attorney, told the Bucks County Herald.

The Central Bucks Regional Police Department reported that on Thursday, August 17, the 53-year-old man approached a residence on Mary Street in Doylestown Borough. He had a conversation outside with an occupant. But after the occupant went back inside, the 53-year-old man allegedly entered without invitation and began searching rooms, seemingly in search of someone.

Following his August arrest, the school district placed the 53-year-old man on administrative leave, school board documents revealed.

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