Alleged Halloween Bank Robber Captured in His Underwear

An alleged bank robber who led police on a Halloween manhunt following a pursuit and subsequent car crash in Bucks County was captured in his underwear on Mud Road, according to Newtown Township Police.

Police said Jeffry Houir, 24, of Douglassville robbed a bank in Raritan Township, N.J. at approximately 6 p.m. Friday and fled by car to Bucks County. Officers from Solebury and Buckingham were able to stop Houir but he “quickly pulled away while nearly striking at least two uniformed officers,” according to information from Newtown Township police.

Houir led police on a chase through Wrightstown, where he was driving westbound on Brownsburg Road when he crossed Route 413 and crashed into a Halloween display at Carousel Village.

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From there, police said Houir fled on foot. Officers from area departments, including a K9 from Lower Makefield, assisted in finding Houir. A helicopter aerial search was also conducted, police said.

Halloween trick-or-treaters in Wrightstown’s Wrenwood neighborhood were sent indoors during the manhunt.

But it was a call from a resident that led to Houir’s capture. The resident reported a suspicious man in the neighborhood who was wearing just his underwear and asking for help getting a cab. That man, police said, was Houir, who was captured on Mud Road.

He was arraigned and sent to Bucks County prison to await extradition to New Jersey for bank robbery and related charges.

The Hunterdon County Democrat reported that he will be charged with robbery and committing an act of terrorism because he allegedly told the bank teller he had a bomb.