Police ID motorcyclist arrested for attack near City Hall seen in viral video
Video of the incident on Sunday night went viral. Police thanked the public for providing tips that led to an arrest.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police have made an arrest after a driver was attacked by a motorcyclist over the weekend while two kids were in her vehicle.
The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office identified the suspect as 26-year-old Cody Heron on Wednesday. He was arrested in the 4500 block of E. Stiles Street in the Frankford section of Philadelphia.
Heron is charged with Possession of an Instrument of Crime, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and multiple counts of Aggravated Assault.
Bail was set at $2.5 million, the district attorney's office said.
"His violent, lawless behavior is totally unacceptable here in the city and county of Philadelphia," said First Assistant DA Robert Listenbee during a press conference on Wednesday.
Heron's uncle says he was there when police pulled up on the block. At the home, police say they found the bike, helmet, and the 9mm gun allegedly used in the incident.
The attack happened while the suspect was with a group of ATV and dirt bike riders in the area of City Hall around 9:40 p.m. Sunday.
Authorities say Heron was seen on video using his feet to smash a mother's rear windshield while her two children were riding in the back seat.
When he was confronted by the woman who was driving the car, the suspect picked up a black handgun that had fallen from his waistband and pointed it at her.
The driver of the car is Nikki Bullock. She was with her girlfriend, their 5-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son, delivering for Uber Eats when the incident occurred.
Bullock said she was first sideswiped by the biker near City Hall.
"So I started arguing out the window. They start arguing back and forth. The other guy got my attention and in the meantime, he jumped off the bike and jumped on the car," Bullock recalled.
Video of the incident, which was captured by George Coloney from a nearby tourism bus - and went viral on social media - showed Bullock getting out of the car and approaching the rider.
She and the suspect proceeded to get into a confrontation before he took off and left the area with a group of other bikers.
Tracking down Heron was no easy task. Authorities say he was going by a different name online, which initially misled investigators.
"We don't know if he made that name up and it just happened to be people with that name and then people gravitated to people in this area with that name, or that he was intentionally doxing and or trying to take over that person's identity," said Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore.
Police and the district attorney's office say they hope this arrest sends a message to other illegal riders in Philadelphia.
"We're going to continue to crack down on this type of behavior. It's the quality of life issues that have an impact on so many people in this city," said Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford.
