Triple Killer Sentenced, Amtrak Kickback Scheme: Lower Bucks Co. News

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA — The man who killed three family members in Falls Township last year reached a plea deal that will keep him from facing the death penalty.

Meanwhile, a Bucks County man was found to be involved in an $11 million kickback scheme against his employer Amtrak.

This is a summary of news stories over the past week in Lower Bucks County:

Plea Deal Detailed For Man Who Killed 3 Bucks Co. Family Members

The death penalty for the man who murdered three family members in a March 2024 rampage in Falls Township is off the table. As Andre Gordon Jr. was sentenced Wednesday, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn detailed the guilty plea to three counts of first-degree murder that will have Gordon serving three consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole. (Read More)

Bucks Co. Amtrak Employee Nabbed In $11M Kickback Scheme: Feds

A Levittown man who worked for Amtrak participated in an $11 million health care fraud scheme to defraud the transportation agency, federal authorities said. Five Amtrak employees recently admitted to participating in the scheme, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said. (Read More)

Bensalem Man Tried To Run Over Victim 5 Times: PD

A 66-year-old township man has been charged after chasing a man with a large knife and then trying to run over him, possibly due to jealousy of a relationship, police said. (Read More)

Man Faces 23 Years In Prison For Secretly Recording Bristol Twp. Girls

A Bristol Township man faces up to nearly two years in prison for hiding spy cameras in his bathroom to record his former girlfriend and her teenage daughters, authorities said. (Read More)

Residents Outraged Over Centennial Superintendent Hiring

Over a dozen residents of Warminster and Upper Southampton townships protested the hiring of former Central Bucks Schools Superintendent Abram Lucabaugh to replace the retiring Centennial Schools Superintendent Dana T. Bedden. (Read More)