Members of the Bensalem Township Police Department Special Investigations Unit arrested Vega Figueroa, Juan on Wednesday June 14th, 2023 in Bristol.

Warrant Details

• Warrant Type: Criminal
• Date Issued: Tuesday June 13th, 2023
• Issuing Authority: District Justice Joseph P. Falcone
• Holding Department: Bensalem Township Police Department
• Docket Number: MJ-07112-CR-0000435-2023
• Reference ID: 23-18635

FATHER HITS 15 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE HEAD WITH A BOTTLE - LET'S FIND HIM!

On Monday, June 12, 2023 at 9:30 pm, Bensalem Police responded to the office of the Red Roof Inn on Street Road for the report of a domestic assault.  Upon arrival, a 15 year old female stated that she got into an argument with her father, identified as Juan Vega Figueroa, 35 years old from East 9th Street in Chester, PA.  During the argument, her father struck her in the head with a beer bottle and fled the scene.  He left his 3 children aged 12, 15 and 16 at the hotel.

When officers went to the hotel room, they observed numerous baggies of a white powdery substance and an extended semi-automatic handgun magazine that was loaded with live rounds.  A search warrant was obtained for the room.  Police seized a total of 110 baggies of suspected Fentanyl from the hotel room along with an extended Glock magazine that was loaded with 10 live rounds with additional rounds nearby.

The children were transported to the Bensalem Township Police Department where they were turned over to Bucks County Children and Youth.  Children and Youth advocates were able to contact the children's grandmother who took custody of them.