Crime & Safety
Wrightstown Man Charged With Homicide in Death of Grandmother
Jared Rose, 25, has been charged after his grandmother died from injuries sustained in an alleged attack in January.
A Wrightstown man is facing criminal homicide charges in the death of his grandmother due to injuries sustained in an alleged attack in January.
Jared Rose, 25, previously faced two counts of attempted murder after allegedly attacking his father and grandmother on Jan. 29 at the family’s Wrightstown home.
His grandmother, Lorraine Patterson, 95, passed away from her injuries last week, the Bucks County Courier Times reported.
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Rose was arraigned Tuesday on criminal homicide charges, court records show.
According to Newtown Township Police, Rose was on top of his father, repeatedly hitting him in the head when they responded to the family’s Lark Lane home after a 911 call the afternoon of Jan. 29.
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The younger Rose continually refused police commands and had to be tased, according to officers.
Once separated, officers identified the other male as Jared’s 57-year-old father, who was bleeding “profusely” from his head had a visible puncture wound on the left side of his face, police said.
As officers were gaining control of this scene, an elderly female, later identified as Patterson, wandered aimlessly wondering towards them from the area of the garage, according to information from police. The woman, who was bleeding profusely from the head and was missing several teeth, was not able to clearly speak because her lower jaw appeared fractured, according to police.
“When asked who did this to her and she replied ‘my grandson Jared.’ She offered no explanation why he did it and was not clear on the events that led up to it,” officers said.
Rose is being held in Bucks County Prison and has been denied bail.
His preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 16, court records show.
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