UPDATE: Shepherd was taken into custody on CBRPD's warrant by Cheltenham Police Department on October 22, 2025. He was transported to CBRPD, booked, arraigned, bail set at $400,000 unsecured.

Warrant Details

• Warrant Type: Arrest
• Date Issued: Friday October 10th, 2025
• Issuing Authority: MDJ-07-2-08
• Holding Department: Central Bucks Regional Police Department
• Docket Number: MJ-07208-CR-0000348-2025
• Reference ID: 2025092912551

An Arrest Warrant has been issued for Dwayne Shepherd, Jr., M/35, of Philadelphia, a Foundations Behavioral health staff member. Shepherd allegedly pulled a calm care-dependent juvenile from the couch of a common area placing juvenile’s hand in a gooseneck position and escorted juvenile to their bedroom. When juvenile attempts to leave the room, Shepherd is seen on video forcefully pushing juvenile back in the room. When the juvenile exits the room a short time later, video shows juvenile’s upper back area, near the base of the neck, was visibly red, as well as additional red marks all over the remainder of juvenile’s back. Video prior to entering the room shows no marks on juvenile’s back.