Man who threatened to throw baby off I-95 overpass in Philadelphia identified

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The person who was arrested for allegedly threatening the mom of his youngster and their child, together with a risk to throw the newborn off an Interstate 95 overpass in northeast Philadelphia, has been recognized.

Raheem Murphy, 35, faces quite a few prices together with aggravated assault, kidnapping and endangering the welfare of kids.

Throughout Thursday’s incident, the Philadelphia District Lawyer’s Workplace mentioned Murphy not solely threatened the girl and youngster, but additionally threatened a Good Samaritan who intervened.

Investigators say it began when Murphy pulled out a gun throughout a home argument along with his kid’s mom and threatened her life, the newborn’s life and his personal.

He then allegedly kidnapped the girl and child and drove them to the Cottman Avenue exit space of ​​Interstate 95.

Murphy then stopped the automobile, grabbed the newborn and threatened to throw the kid off the overpass, the prosecutor’s workplace mentioned.

Motion Information spoke to Good Samaritan Christine King of Bensalem, Bucks County, who helped save the kid.

King mentioned she noticed what was taking place and stopped.

“I could not simply go after seeing the newborn. And after seeing him attempt to throw the newborn away, I could not let him go,” King mentioned.

King mentioned with out considering an excessive amount of, she jumped in to attempt to assist the couple.

“I mentioned, ‘Give me the newborn.’ And I put my hand across the child to drag the newborn out of her whereas she was attempting to drag the newborn out too, and I mentioned, ‘Give me the newborn.’ He mentioned, “Let go of my child, I am going to shoot you. I am going to shoot you,” King mentioned.

She mentioned the kid’s mom had the presence of thoughts to drag Murphy’s gun out of his pocket whereas he was distracted.

“She went behind him, he was shaking so he did not realize it was in his pocket, and that is when she took the gun out of his pocket. That is when that she put it in her pocket,” King mentioned.

King mentioned she and the girl tried to speak to him and ship the newborn to him.

She mentioned Murphy nonetheless had the newborn when police arrived and officers had been in a position to safely take away the newborn from her.

Murphy resisted arrest, the prosecutor’s workplace mentioned, and assaulted the state trooper earlier than being arrested.

Murphy is being held on $1.5 million bail. He’s additionally beneath a restraining order and should bear a psychological well being analysis, the prosecutor’s workplace mentioned.

The DA’s workplace has additionally shared the next sources for victims of home violence:

Nationwide Home Abuse Hotline: 1-888-799-SAFE (7233)

Ladies Towards Abuse: 1-866-723-3014