Philadelphia man charged after threats outside Union County courtroom

A Lewisburg courtroom dispute spilled into the hallway outside the Union County Courthouse and turned into a new criminal case after state police said William David Wilson made threats aimed at troopers leaving a suppression hearing.

Court documents show the 39-year-old Philadelphia man was overheard after the hearing on March 31, 2026, telling officers, “That’s fine, I’ll get some hungry boys down here and shoot ’em,” then repeating a similar threat several times. The comments were serious enough that prosecutors filed new charges, including felony intimidation of a witness, misdemeanor terroristic threats and obstructing administration of the law.

Wilson had been in court on a suppression motion tied to an endangering-the-welfare-of-children case that grew out of a June 11 traffic stop in White Deer Township. Records tied to that case say troopers found a large amount of drugs and several young children who were not in car seats. Police also allege Wilson was driving while high.

The hearing ended with the court denying Wilson’s suppression motion in favor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, leaving the underlying case intact and adding a new confrontation outside the courtroom. The charges were filed before District Judge Jeffrey Rowe.

For Union County, the case lands in a place where the public expects routine court business to stay orderly and safe. The hallway outside the courthouse became part of the criminal case when officers say Wilson’s comments crossed from anger into a threat against state police. That raises immediate questions about safety in and around the courthouse, where lawyers, witnesses, defendants and the public are supposed to be able to move through hearings without intimidation.

Pennsylvania law treats endangering the welfare of children as a serious offense when someone knowingly endangers a child by violating a duty of care, protection or support. In this case, the earlier child-safety allegations, the drug-related traffic stop and the reported threats after the suppression ruling now sit in one continuing prosecution.

One report said Wilson was free on bail and scheduled to return to court on April 10, 2026, on separate charges. The new filing adds another layer to a case that has moved from a June traffic stop in White Deer Township to a courtroom hallway in Lewisburg, and now to a fresh set of felonies.