Man Strikes Plea Deal in 2021 Halloween Party Assault in Chalfont

Keith Heffintrayer | North Penn Now•

Jayzin Pearce-Terrell, 19, of Warrington.

Felony aggravated assault charges against a Warrington man accused of striking a man and woman with an expandable baton have been dropped as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.

Court records show 19-year-old Jayzin Pearce-Terrell pleaded guilty last week to misdemeanor counts of possession of a weapon, simple assault, and reckless endangerment, as well as a summary count of harassment, as part of a plea agreement with Bucks County prosecutors. The two felony charges — one of which carried a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in state prison — were dropped in exchange for Pearce-Terrell’s plea.

Pearce-Terrell faces up to five years in prison on the possession of a weapon charge. He remains free on $20,000 unsecured bail while awaiting sentencing, which has not yet been scheduled.

Central Bucks Regional Police were contacted on Oct. 31, 2021, by a male and female who reported they were allegedly assaulted by Pearce-Terrell during a Halloween party along the 100 block of Jansen Drive the evening prior. The female said she arrived at the party at approximately 10 p.m. and encountered Pearce-Terrell acting aggressively, who allegedly touched or groped the female and would not back off when asked, according to charging documents.

The female stated she observed Pearce-Terrell placing a tablet or pill into a water bottle, and not knowing his intentions, she notified others, who subsequently decided to kick Pearce-Terrell out of the party, police said. Pearce-Terrell then allegedly began yelling, pulled out an expandable baton and struck the female in the face with it.

Pearce-Terrell then struck a male in the upper body and face with the baton, then fled the area, according to the criminal complaint.

The female reportedly provided police with photos of injuries both she and the male sustained in the attack, as well as video showing Pearce-Terrell holding an expandable baton, police said. She later positively identified Pearce-Terrell as her attacker through a photographic array, the report states.

Charges were officially filed against Pearce-Terrell on Feb. 10, 2022, and an arrest warrant was issued. He wasn’t taken into custody, however, until the warrant popped up during a traffic stop in Warwick Township on Nov. 1, 2022.