Police Charge Levittown Man with Parx Robbery

Bensalem Police arrested James Ashton, 20, of Cobaltridge Drive, Levittown, for robbing a female victim outside .

On April 14 at 4:45 a.m., Officer Steve Bailey was patrolling the parking lot of the casino when he observed Ashton running across the parking lot from the valet drop off.

Bailey then observed a Parx security vehicle driving towards the male. 

Bailey stopped Ashton and was advised by the responding security officer that Ashton just robbed an Asian couple as they exited the casino.

Investigation found that the couple, in their late forties early fifties, exited the casino when Ashton approached and pushed the female to the ground. He began to rip her purse off of her arm when the her male friend attempted to help.

During the struggle for the purse the male victim suffered laceration and swelling to his head. The female suffered two lacerations to her fingers and to her head. 

Ashton was taken into custody and the purse was recovered with all of the contents.  Both victims were transported to Aria Torresdale Frankford division where they treated and released

Ashton was arraigned by and sent to Bucks County Prison in lieu of $25,000 or 10 percent bail.