Heron is facing 19 charges across four consolidated cases, one for each defendant that was in the damaged vehicle. After that initial tip, police also heard from Heron’s employer among others, which helped them track him down. Heron was running the “John Carroll” accounts in an attempt to hide his identity, according to police. The TikTok was even shared under PPD’s post on X (fka Twitter) asking for help identifying the motorist. In the aftermath of the incident, an Instagram account called Outlaw Archive used a golden decal on Heron’s helmet to find social media accounts under the name John Carroll, a man supposedly from Sussex, New Jersey.Ī video from popular TikTok user whose content centers around identifying people in viral videos, widely spread Outlaw Archive’s findings before acknowledging that “John Carroll” was an alias. Weren’t people saying he was from New Jersey? Heron apparently used a different name on social media, see below. He doesn’t have a prior criminal record in Philadelphia, according to news reports. His general address, as shared by law enforcement, pegs him as a resident of Philly’s Lower Northeast, between Bridesburg and Frankford. Not much is known about him yet, other than that his name is Cody Heron, per police, and he’s 26 years old. We have already had people messaging us, hate messages here and there,” Bullock said. “We feel as if the car is marked and that’s it’s not safe to drive around with both of the kids in. To avoid being recognized, the family plans to use the money to get a new car with a different license plate. Good Samaritans paid for repairs to the car and showered the couple with donations, she said. “I have a guardian angel, thank god, watching over them,” she said, “because there’s not a single scratch on either one of them.”Īfterward, an employee at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel who had seen the incident invited the family to wait inside until Alexis’ sister arrived, Bullock told the Inquirer. She stayed by the car rather than leaving because the kids were still inside, she said. She was surrounded by other riders who watched without intervening. “His little revolver was nothing to me… That wasn’t going to scare me,” Bullock told 6ABC. She decided to get out of the car and fight back. As the children screamed in the back seat, he smashed out the windshield, spraying them with broken glass. When she was distracted by another rider, he jumped onto the car, she said. She started arguing with him through the window and he pointed the gun into the car. She was with her girlfriend Alexis and their two children, a 5-year-old daughter and a 2-year-old son.īullock said she was sideswiped by the motorcyclist near City Hall. The driver is 23-year-old Prospect Park resident Nikki Bullock, who works at an Amazon fulfillment center and was delivering for Uber Eats when the incident occurred. But while there are occasionally road rage incidents in Philly, attacks by motorcycle or motorbike riders do not appear to be common.Ī post shared by George Coloney What do we know about the mom who stood up for her kids? Similar rides took place this past May, with some 500 vehicles riding through North Philadelphia into Montgomery County, and then again in July.ĭrivers and pedestrians often say they’re uncomfortable or scared by the swarms of motorcycles and ATVs. In March 2022, hundreds of people on dirt bikes and ATVs, which are illegal to drive on city streets, rode from Port Richmond to South Philadelphia, dodging through traffic, running red lights, and riding on sidewalks.

It’s not normal, by any means, but mass “rideouts” involving dozens or hundreds of motorcycles and other vehicles come through downtown Philadelphia at least once a month or more, on average, especially during good weather.

The confrontation occurred around 8:45 p.m. The video ends with the car driver carrying a child away from the damaged vehicle. He picks up the bike, they exchange words, and he rides away.

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