Bystanders Disarm Would-Be Gunman In Chesco: Police

A Chester County man who pulled a gun during an argument in Oxford Borough was disarmed by a crowd of heroic bystanders, according to authorities.

Robert Fornwalt, 51, of Kirkwood, is accused of pulling a gun before getting into a fight in Oxford Borough, police say.
Photo Credit: *Oxford Borough Police Department*

Mac Bullock

11/21/2022 12:33 p.m.

Police were dispatched to the 500 block of Lincoln Street just before 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11 for a reported disturbance involving a firearm, the department said in a release.

There, witnesses told officers that 51-year-old Robert Fornwalt of Kirkwood took out a gun during an argument and pointed it at them.

Police said the group of witnesses were able to overpower and disarm Fornwalt, but that a physical fight ensued. Booking photos show Fornwalt with bruises on his face.

Fornwalt was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and carrying without a license — all felonies — and related offenses, authorities said. He was booked in Chester County Prison and released on $15,000 bail, according to officials.

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