Crime & Safety

BREAKING: Phoenixville Assault Suspect Captured

Brandon Campbell had been hiding out in the borough since Wednesday's incident.

Brandon Lee Campbell, the man wanted in a Wednesday assault and on multiple other charges, was captured at about noon on Thursday, Phoenixville Police announced.

Campbell had allegedly been hiding on the south side of the borough since his escape from police on Wednesday, police said.

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He was captured after a “lengthy foot pursuit”, in which officers from Phoenixville, Schuylkill Township, and East Pikeland police departments participated.

For more information on Campbell and Wednesday’s incident involving a helicopter search, see here.

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