Crime & Safety

Bonhage Pleads Guilty To Involuntary Manslaughter In Connection with Teen's Overdose

Luke Bonhage, of Dennis Road, will serve two to four years in state custody.

Luke Edward Bonhage has pled guilty to where a 19-year-old girl was found dead on the couch of his parent’s Dennis Road home. 

Bonhage, 22, entered a guilty plea to charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and involuntary manslaughter at the Bucks County Courthouse in Doylestown on Monday morning.

Assistant District Attorney Christopher Rees said Bonhage was sentenced to two to four years in state custody on the possession charge, with a consecutive year of probation for the involuntary manslaughter charge.

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Bonhage reported to the Bucks County Correctional Facility to begin serving out his sentence Monday.

According to Rees, Bonhage will receive 27 days credit for time already served in an inpatient rehabilitation center.

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