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Brantley, Damond A
Age
23
Race
Black
Gender
Male
Height
5' 9"
Weight
156 lbs
Hair
Black
Eyes
Brown
Presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Incident at TLC Park
On July 8, 2024 at 1906 hours, officers from the Pocono Township Police Department responded to the TLC park basketball court for a report of 5-6 people physically fighting. Officers responded and found that there was a disagreement between 8 men during a basketball game, which lead to a fight.
Witnesses on scene reported that during the fight, one of the men brandished a firearm and pointed it at several people in the court. The male that brandished the firearm and three other men fled the scene in a vehicle prior to officers arrival.
Through the investigation, it was found that the 4 men came to the basketball court together and left the scene together all in the same vehicle. The vehicle was found to driven and owned by Damond Brantley. Brantley was observed carrying a book bag into the basketball court upon their arrival, which contained the firearm. During the fight, one of the unknown men retrieved the firearm from the book bag and pointed at several people involved in the fight.
On July 10, 2024, Brantley and his vehicle were located and he was placed under arrest for the incident. A search of his vehicle was conducted and the firearm from the incident was located.
Brantley was charged with Aggravated Assault, Riot, Simple Assault, Firearms Not to be Carried Without a License, Recklessly Endangering Another Person and Disorderly Conduct. Brantley was placed in Monroe Country Correctional Facility where he was arraigned by MDJ Danielle Travagline and secured bail was set at $40,000. Brantley will have a preliminary hearing at a later date at MDJ Daniel Kresge’s office.
Pocono Township Police are looking for the public’s assistance in attempting to identify and speak to the three other males involved in the altercation. Any information can be provided to Detective Aaron Anglemyer through Crimewatch, via telephone at (570)629-7200 ext 244 or at Aanglemyer@poconopd.org.
Location
2778 Route 611
Tannersville, PA 18372
Date Issued
Jul 8, 2024 @ 7:06 PM
Incident Type
Weapons Violation
Created Jul 11th, 2024 @ 4:17 PM
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