Man Arrested In Northampton For Fighting Police, Throwing Rocks

NORTHAMPTON, PA — A man was arrested on St. Patrick's Day in Northampton after police say he drunkenly threw rocks at cars and then fought with police and his brother.

Northampton Township Police say Timothy Riley, 25, of Yardley, was involved in a series of criminal incidents at 12:39 a.m. on March 17 in the area of Saint Leonards Road and South Timber Drive in the Holland section of Northampton.

According to police, Riley was reported to be throwing rocks at cars and throwing chairs at a home on Saint Leonards Road. A 20-year-old man who lives in the area was on his way home when he saw Riley in what he described as distress and stopped to help.

When the man approached Riley, police say, Riley became aggressive and threatening, eventually punching the man in the face and pushing him to the ground. Next, they say, he got into a fight with his brother, 22-year-old Daniel Riley. That fight started after police officers already had arrived.

As police were trying to handcuff Timothy Riley, he continued cursing and screaming, threatening to kill police officers, police said. They say Daniel, who had just been in a fight with his brother, then started demanding that police leave his brother alone while "physically motioning" as if he were going to try to stop officers from arresting his brother.

After Timothy Riley was handcuffed, Daniel Riley "remained belligerent and loud," police said. When officers turned their attention to Daniel, they say Timothy, already handcuffed, violently charged at police and had to be taken to the ground and controlled.

Daniel Riley was charged with disorderly conduct and released.

Timothy Riley was charged with attempted burglary, simple assault, resisting arrest, criminal mischief, loitering and prowling at night, disorderly conduct, harassment and public drunkenness.

He was taken to Bucks County Prison on $75,000 bail.