Members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and other law enforcement agencies announced charges against a man who, officials claim, attempted to run down two police officers during a dangerous car meetup that occurred in the city’s Northeast section last Saturday night.
During the day’s event, officials also discussed ongoing efforts to “keeping communities across the city safe from these gatherings,” the District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
According to Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney William Sandman, police have charged 25-year-old Deonte Vincent of Philadelphia with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and other offenses after he is alleged to have attempted to strike two police officers with his vehicle before striking another car at a meetup on Saturday.
Sandman said that the incident happened at about 10 p.m. on Saturday, during a car meetup held along the 7400 block of Bustleton Ave, where approximately 50 cars were involved.
When officers arrived to break this meeting …