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Philadelphia motorcyclist who kicked in woman’s windshield with kids in car in viral video pleads guilty

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Biker suspect kicked the back of a car windshield

Police are searching for motorcycle rider who kicked the back of a car windshield in Philadelphia. (From: George Coloney)

A Philadelphia motorcyclist accused of being seen on a viral video kicking in the rear windshield of a woman’s car with her two children inside and pointing a gun at her head pleaded guilty on Wednesday.

Cody Heron, 26, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault and possession of an instrument of crime in connection with the Oct. 1 attack, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office said. 

The District Attorney’s Office said additional details about Heron’s guilty plea would be released on Thursday, FOX29 Philadelphia reported.

The attack happened at around 9 p.m. on Oct. 1 when a group of ATV and dirt bike riders converged on the area around City Hall in the 1400 block of South Penn Square in the Center City neighborhood, Philadelphia police have said.

PHILADELPHIA MOTORCYCLIST CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY KICKING IN WINDSHIELD, WAVING GUN AT DRIVER IN VIOLENT VIDEO

Cody Heron, 26, has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with an aggravated assault on Oct. 1 in Philadelphia’s Center City neighborhood, officials said. (Philadelphia Police Department)

During a stop at a red light, the driver of an ATV and the driver of a red sedan, identified as 23-year-old Nikki Bullock, appeared to become involved in a verbal altercation.

The male suspect was caught on video kicking in the victim’s windshield on Oct. 1. (Philadelphia Police Department)

Video shows the suspect, who was stopped directly behind the ATV, hop off his motorcycle and jump onto the back of Bullock’s car and kick in the back windshield.

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When the victim confronted the motorcyclist, the suspect pointed a handgun at the woman. (Philadelphia Police Department)

Police said that when Bullock confronted him, the suspect picked up a black handgun that fell from his waist and pointed it at the victim. As the suspect was walking back to his motorcycle, he was seen headbutting and shoving Bullock before speeding away, authorities said.

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Heron was arrested and charged after police located him and the motorcycle at home in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia days after the incident.

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