UpdatedFri, Jan 8, 2021 at 12:48 pm ET Replies(4) Prosecutors say the 22-year-old blamed Bensalem's Dr. James Sowa for making his jaw pain worse after a treatment in September. (Bucks Co DA) James Sowa, 64, of Bensalem, grew up in Penndel and graduated from Neshaminy High School in 1974. (Bucks County District Attorney's Office) BENSALEM, PA — A Bensalem man beat a local chiropractor to death after becoming obsessed with him and blaming him for treatment he believed made pain in his jaw worse, according to prosecutors. Joseph Robert O'Boyle, 22, of Bensalem, has been charged with criminal homicide, burglary, criminal trespass and possession of an instrument of crime in the Nov. 2 slaying of James Sowa. Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub announced the charges on Friday.