Lewisburg man charged after rooftop gun incident, police say

A 20-year-old Lewisburg man is facing multiple misdemeanor charges after police say he pointed a gun from a rooftop on South Fourth Street during an early-morning disturbance that brought officers into the borough’s residential core.

Authorities say the incident unfolded around 1:30 a.m. on April 11, when Dakota Englehardt allegedly appeared on a rooftop and pointed what officers believed was a handgun. Police said the situation escalated quickly as officers moved in, with Englehardt resisting commands before he was restrained against a vehicle. He also allegedly struggled with officers and tried to flee on foot.

Officers recovered what appeared to be a handgun from Englehardt’s waistband, but investigators later identified it as a Glock-style BB gun. That detail changes the legal and practical shape of the case, but it does not erase the public-safety concerns raised by a rooftop confrontation, a late-night disturbance and the apparent threat to people nearby on South Fourth Street.

Witnesses reportedly told investigators that the suspects used racial slurs and made threats, adding another layer to a scene that police were already treating as serious. South Fourth Street sits in one of the borough’s more central residential areas, so even without a report of injuries, the call would have put nearby neighbors and responding officers closest to the danger.

Court records show Englehardt faces multiple misdemeanor charges, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 28. In Pennsylvania, public case information can be tracked through the Unified Judicial System’s docket records, giving residents a way to follow how the case moves through court.

The Lewisburg Police Department is listed at 55 South 5th Street in Lewisburg, a reminder that the borough’s central streets remain the first stop when disturbances turn into criminal complaints. For Union County residents, the case lands as more than a routine arrest: it involves a rooftop, a weapon that looked real at the scene, and an encounter that drew police into the heart of downtown Lewisburg before dawn.