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🌱 Bristol Township driver jailed after alleged stun-gun road rage incident

Bristol, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Bristol! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Bristol Township driver jailed after alleged stun-gun road rage incident
  • Bristol man pardoned in Jan. 6 case now seeks $18M

Also on today's calendar: Air Conditioned Comedy Show Friday & Saturday Night in Bristol @8:30 PM and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Sunny, hot and less humid, temps: high: 92, low: 67.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Levittown man used stun gun during road rage incident, police say (phillyburbs.com) — A Bristol Township man is facing felony aggravated assault and related charges after police say he used a stun gun on another driver during a road-rage confrontation on Street Road in Upper Southampton. Dashcam video and a stun gun recovered at the scene led to his arrest, and he is being held at Bucks County Correctional Center on $350,000 bail.
   

• Pardoned J6er sues for $18M, alleges abuse in detention (signalscv.com) — A Bristol man, Ryan Samsel, is suing the federal government for nearly $18 million, alleging years of physical and psychological abuse while jailed on Jan. 6–related charges before being pardoned. His complaint, filed in federal court in Virginia, details serious injuries and claims of mistreatment by federal detention facilities.
   

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    Friday June 12
  • 2nd Period Final Exam 7:20-8:35
    Harry S. Truman Levittown, PA 19055
    7:20 am
  • SOAR Info Fair →
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    Harry S. Truman Levittown, PA 19055
    8:40 am
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    Keystone Elementary School
    10:00 am
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    11:00 am

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Fairless Hills

  • Pennsbury High School To Celebrate Class Of 2026 (patch.com)

Ok Bristol! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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