Super Bowl Parade Car Ride Home Leads To Charges In Warrington

WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA — A ride home to Warrington from the Super Bowl Parade in Philadelphia on Feb. 14 turned scary when a passenger in a car brandished a gun.

The incident was reported to 911 while the vehicle was traveling west on Street Road in the area of Maple Avenue.

When Warrington Township Police arrived, the vehicle was parked at a home in the 2800 block of Pickertown Road. During an investigation, police learned that a 52-year-old passenger in the car from Bensalem became aggressive, yelling at the driver, spitting in their face and striking the dashboard.

When another passenger attempted to defend the driver, police said the man threatened them, brandished a handgun, cocked it, and handed the gun to the passenger, stating that upon exiting the vehicle, the passenger would either shoot him or he would knock out the driver and the passenger.

Police recovered a Sig Sauer P220 .45 caliber handgun, a holster, and an extended magazine from the scene. The Bensalem man was arrested and taken to the station for processing, where he was arraigned by Judge Wertman who set his bail at $50,000 unsecured.

Tharp is charged with terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, simple assault, and harassment.