Bat-Wielding Man Attacked Customer At Delco Store: Police

PROSPECT PARK, PA — A bat attack inside a Delaware County gas station has led to charges being filed against a local man.

Brian Taylor, 35, of Prospect Park, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, public drunkenness, and related crimes in connection with a Tuesday night incident in Prospect Park.

According to police, Taylor went into the Marathon gas station at 800 Chester Pike just before 11 p.m. Tuesday.

In the store, police said Taylor attacked a random man with a baseball bat.

The victim, who suffered significant injuries, then ran through traffic on Route 420/Chester Pike to escape Taylor, and Taylor pursued him, according to police.

A man purporting to be the victim said on social media he did not know Taylor, had never seen him before, and was unsure why he was attacked.

Authorities were able to identify Taylor and his address through his license plate.

Police later took Taylor into custody at his home, where they also found the same baseball bat used in the incident, according to authorities.

Taylor is free after posting 10 percent of $50,000 bail and is scheduled for a July 21 preliminary hearing.

Court records show Taylor pleaded guilty to a controlled substance DUI charge and a possession of drug paraphernalia charge in 2018.