Man Arrested After Stepfather Killed In Bucks Co.: DA

BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, PA — A man wanted as a person of interest in a Bristol Township homicide was taken into custody on Wednesday night.

Brian Joseph Carey, 41, was arrested by state troopers in Trumbauersville Borough on possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance.

Magisterial District Judge Lisa J. Gaier arraigned him, and he is currently being held at the Bucks County Correctional Facility. His bail is currently 10% of $750,000.

Carey was wanted as a person of interest in the homicide of his stepfather, Joseph Michael Jakimowicz, 78. Jakimowicz was found dead in his home in Bristol Township's Winder Village neighborhood on Tuesday evening.

During the investigation, detectives identified Carey as a person of interest and believed that he was driving the victim's car, a silver 2006 Chevy Trailblazer. The vehicle was found in Philadelphia on Wednesday.

This case is still under investigation. Anyone with information pertaining to any of it is asked to contact the Bucks County Detectives at 215-348-6354 or the Bristol Township Detectives at 215-785-4040.