Prosecutors to seek prison term for biker who stomped on a family's car windshield and pulled a gun on the driver

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Hat tip, Jalopnik, if you can stand the clickbait

Armed Biker Who Assaulted A Philly Woman And Her Kids Pleads Guilty
The motorcyclist who smashed the rear glass of a family's car and pointed a gun at a woman's face pled guilty to a couple of felonies.

By José Rodríguez Jr.
Published 3 hours ago


Photo: Philadelphia Police Department

{snip}

CRIME & JUSTICE

Prosecutors to seek prison term for biker who stomped on a family’s car windshield and pulled a gun on the driver in Center City

Cody Heron pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and a weapons charge in connection with the October incident, which was captured on a video that went viral.



This image provided by George Coloney/@Vortex.hz shows a shows a biker smashing a car’s back window on Oct. 1 in Philadelphia. According to authorities, the biker, Cody Heron, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and a weapons charge. He faces sentencing in June. Uncredited / AP

by Rodrigo Torrejón and Michelle Myers
Updated Feb. 8, 2024, 1:41 p.m. ET | Published Feb. 7, 2024, 7:50 p.m. ET

After investigators uncovered text messages showing he tried to cover up his crimes, Cody Heron, the biker who jumped on a woman’s rear windshield before headbutting her and brandishing a gun, agreed to take responsibility for an assault that caught national attention after a video of the Center City attack went viral, authorities said.

Prosecutors were prepared to go to trial on Wednesday for the Oct. 2023 attack in which Heron stomped out the back windshield of Nikki Bullock’s car before pointing a gun at her and headbutting her with his helmet on, Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney Fernanda Sandoval said Thursday morning. But Heron, 27, instead decided to plead guilty Wednesday to two counts of aggravated assault and one count of possession of an instrument of crime, she said at a news conference.

Investigators uncovered text messages on Heron’s phone that showed he tried to repaint the motorcycle he rode and the helmet he wore when he attacked Bullock and damaged her car, prosecutors said. When Heron destroyed the back window, Bullock’s children — who were 2-years-old and 5-years-old at the time — were sitting in the backseat, authorities said.

Prosecutors will pursue a sentence of 3 to 6 years in prison for Heron, Sandoval said. Heron is in custody, being held on a $4 million bail, she said. He is scheduled for sentencing in June, according to court records. ... Assistant District Attorney William Fritze said the office’s prosecution of Heron was a message to dirt bike riders who often congregate throughout the city in unauthorized “meetups” in which people driving cars, ATVs and dirt bikes gather in city streets and sometimes sidewalks, often weaving in and out of traffic.

{snip}

Not that it matters, Heron was driving a street-legal motorcycle, some sort of Yamaha. I got his mugshot from the Toronto Sun, as Jalopnik's images don't show up at DU correctly.