Crime & Safety
Man Charged with Aggravated Assault, Child Endangerment
The victim is an 18-month-old girl. She's in critical condition.
have announced the arrest of Adrian Morgan Allen, 27, of Gooseneck Road in Bristol Township on first-degree felony aggravated assault charges, child endangerment and related charges.
Allen was lodged in Bucks County Prison after Bensalem District Judge Leonard Brown set his bail Monday at $1 million/10 percent.
Police said that on Feb. 26 Allen allegedly called his girlfriend and told her that her 18 month old daughter was sick and vomiting. When she returned home that day she found her daughter unresponsive in her crib and took her to St. Mary Medical Center. The child was then flown to St. Christopher’s Hospital.
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Investigation found that Allen was baby sitting his girlfriend's three children at her apartment in the between Friday night and Sunday.
The child is listed in critical condition at St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital.
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The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Bensalem Police Special Victims Unit at 215-633-3658.
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