Bucks student in jail after shooting
A Bucks student is being held on $1 million bail after a shooting that took place at a house party
DANIEL CARVALHO
Issue date: 3/9/10 Section: Campus News
A Bucks student is being
held on $1 million bail for his
alleged involvement in a recent
shooting at a Bensalem house
party, according to the
Intelligencer.
James A. Harris, 18, of
Levittown, faces charges of
criminal conspiracy, assault
with a deadly weapon, aggravated
assault, disorderly conduct,
and possession of an
instrument of crime, for his
alleged role in the shooting
that seriously injured 23-yearold
Anshul Rastogi.
"Harris began classes at
Bucks three days before the
shooting occurred," said Jean
Dolan, assistant director of
public relations at Bucks.
According to Dolan, Harris
was a freshman majoring in
liberal arts.
According to a Courier
Times article, Detective
Jackson and Detective Cannon
talked to a witness that was in
the kitchen at the time of the
dispute. The witness claimed
to have seen Harris breaking
bottles to use as weapons,
before shots were fired. Harris
was not the shooter.
Other evidence and
Facebook images helped
police to determine that Harris
played a role, officals told the
Intelligencer.
According to police, officers
responded to a call on Jan. 23
at approximately 3:45 a.m., at
310 Palton Road in Bensalem
after a homecoming party for a
local Marine went horribly
wrong.
Word about the event spread
through Facebook.
Just when the party was
winding down a resident of the
home noticed that his cell
phone was missing.
The resident and his friends
asked guests if they knew
where the phone was or if anyone
had stolen it. An argument
erupted involving several people
at the party, according to
the police department press
release.
As a result of this, a male
later identified as Daniel
"Rush" Potepa pulled out a
gun and fired several shots
towards the 23-year-old
wounding him severely,
according to the Bensalem
Police Department press
release.
held on $1 million bail for his
alleged involvement in a recent
shooting at a Bensalem house
party, according to the
Intelligencer.
James A. Harris, 18, of
Levittown, faces charges of
criminal conspiracy, assault
with a deadly weapon, aggravated
assault, disorderly conduct,
and possession of an
instrument of crime, for his
alleged role in the shooting
that seriously injured 23-yearold
Anshul Rastogi.
"Harris began classes at
Bucks three days before the
shooting occurred," said Jean
Dolan, assistant director of
public relations at Bucks.
According to Dolan, Harris
was a freshman majoring in
liberal arts.
According to a Courier
Times article, Detective
Jackson and Detective Cannon
talked to a witness that was in
the kitchen at the time of the
dispute. The witness claimed
to have seen Harris breaking
bottles to use as weapons,
before shots were fired. Harris
was not the shooter.
Other evidence and
Facebook images helped
police to determine that Harris
played a role, officals told the
Intelligencer.
According to police, officers
responded to a call on Jan. 23
at approximately 3:45 a.m., at
310 Palton Road in Bensalem
after a homecoming party for a
local Marine went horribly
wrong.
Word about the event spread
through Facebook.
Just when the party was
winding down a resident of the
home noticed that his cell
phone was missing.
The resident and his friends
asked guests if they knew
where the phone was or if anyone
had stolen it. An argument
erupted involving several people
at the party, according to
the police department press
release.
As a result of this, a male
later identified as Daniel
"Rush" Potepa pulled out a
gun and fired several shots
towards the 23-year-old
wounding him severely,
according to the Bensalem
Police Department press
release.