2 Charged In Carjacking, Robbery At Chandler Hall Friday

NEWTOWN, PA —Two people have been charged in connection with a carjacking and robbery that took place Friday at the Chandler Hall assisted living facility in Newtown Township.

Eric Meehan, 28, of Philadelphia and Ashley Blair, 31, of Holland are charged with multiple felonies in connection with the incident, which unfolded just before 3 p.m. on Friday.

Police were called to respond to a report of two pedestrians who were struck by a car during a carjacking and robbery at the Barclay Street facility. A man and woman were reported to have forcibly stolen a car and in the process of fleeing, they hit a woman and a Chandler Hall employee, police said.

The couple fled by car to the nearby Summit Trace and Newtown Bypass. They then blocked in car that was stopped at the traffic light, and attempted to get inside and take the it from the driver, police said.

The driver was able to immediately lock his doors and the couple was not able to steal the car, police said. The pair then went to Middletown Township, and forcibly took a car from another resident, according to police. They then fled, abandoning the first vehicle.

That's when information was broadcasted throughout Bucks County Police radio zones. Soon after, a Bensalem Township Unit observed the car traveling south into Philadelphia.

"With the assistance of multiple Bucks County jurisdictions, Philadelphia’s Tac-Air helicopter, and officers from the 15th Police District in Philadelphia, both parties were apprehended after crashing into several parked vehicles in the 1600 block of Orthodox Street," according to information from Newtown Township Police.

The two victims who were struck by the car at Chandler Hall were transported to St. Mary Medical Center and are listed in stable condition, police said.

Meehan and Blair are charged with robbery of a motor vehicle, attempt robbery of motor vehicle, multiple counts of aggravated assault, terroristic threats and related offenses.