Crime & Safety
Woman Pointed Gun In Marple Hit-And-Run: PA State Police
Police said a Philadelphia woman pointed a gun at a vehicle that contained two adults and two children, ages 6 and 2, after a Marple crash.
MARPLE TOWNSHIP, PA — A Philadelphia woman has been hit with more than a dozen charges after Pennsylvania State Police said she pointed a gun at a vehicle as she fled the scene of a crash they said she caused in Marple.
The incident occurred at about 9:15 p.m. April 30 at mile marker 9.2 on Interstate 476 in Marple.
Alexis Hall, 31, of Philadelphia, is charged with four counts each of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, terroristic threats, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person in connection with the incident.
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State police troopers were called to the area for a report of a crash and that one of the vehicles involved fled, and its driver pointed a gun at occupants of the other vehicle.
Those occupants were a 40-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman, as well as two young girls, ages 6 and 2, authorities said.
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Troopers were able to identify and stop the fleeing vehicle.
During the traffic stop, authorities found the driver, Hall, to be in possession of a firearm, state police said.
Hall was released after posting a $50,000 surety bond May 2.
She is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on May 24, court records show.
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