Thursday, 14 January 2016

Cops catch Pennsylvania fugitive after he texts while driving in Holland Tunnel

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Mitchell Neil Thompson, 24, was busted in Jersey City on Tuesday evening.

A Pennsylvania man wanted on a burglary warrant was fiddling with his phone, veering from lane to lane in the New Jersey-bound Holland Tunnel at 7 p.m. Tuesday, when his U-Haul van nearly crossed into the path of a bus, police said.

Port Authority Police Officer Christopher Paskovich pulled him over, and learned of the warrant, cops said.

Mitchell Neil Thompson, 24, was arrested in April, after cops said he and at least two accomplices broke into an acquaintance's house in Phoenixville, Pa.

One member of his group waved a gun and told a man inside, "You got five seconds and I am going to shoot up the house," according to a criminal complaint.

Thompson, who was charged with burglary, making a terroristic threat and other offenses, skipped out on a court date, officials said.

Cops said Thompson handed police an expired New Jersey driver's license. He was busted in Jersey City and was locked up at the Hudson County jail while awaiting extradition, Port Authority Police spokesman Joseph Pentangelo said.

With Daily News