Levittown Man Convicted After Police Chase, Crash

LEVITTOWN, PA — A Levittown man was convicted in federal court Thursday after leading police on a chase that led to drug and gun charges.

Dennis D. Davis, 34, was found guilty by a jury on one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Davis was arrested after a dramatic car chase in July 2017. He refused to pull over for Middletown Township Police, eventually causing a crash at a busy intersection near the border of Middletown and Bristol townships.

He pulled his damaged car into a parking lot and ran away. As he did, he threw away a purse containing a handgun, drug paraphernalia and crack cocaine.

Officers eventually caught Davis and recovered the purse and its contents. They also found more than $1,000 in cash in his car.

"Firearms and drugs in the hands of convicted felons like Davis undeniably pose a serious threat to our community," said U.S. Attorney William McSwain. "Davis further endangered the community by refusing to comply with officers' lawful commands and causing an unnecessary high speed chase and subsequent crash.

"Luckily, no innocent civilians were hurt or killed and Davis has now been held accountable for his criminal conduct."

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Michael J. Rinaldi and Melanie Babb Wilmoth.