SCRANTON – A Scranton man punched his ex-girlfriend in the face after accusing her of dating other men, police said.
Ismail Williams, 20, of 514 Stipp Court, is charged with assault and harassment.
Williams (submitted)
Here’s what police say happened:
On Wednesday around 3:30 p.m., officers were called to 621 Adams Ave. called to report an attack.
Edis Hanic told dispatchers that a man repeatedly knocked a woman to the ground.
When officers arrived, they spoke with Hanic, who said the woman went back to her apartment and the man left in a black sedan driven by a woman.
Police spoke with Sa’Miyah Shaw, who said she had been in an argument with Williams, her ex-boyfriend, who had threatened her in recent days, according to the complaint.
Shaw said that after arguing over the phone, Williams came to her house and started yelling at her through the closed sliding rear door.
When she opened the glass portion of the door, Williams began yelling about marks on Shaw’s neck and accused her of seeing other men, police said.
He then punched her in the face through the door, the complaint said.
Shaw then threw bleach at Williams because she was afraid he would hurt her.
Shaw told police she then went out the back door, with Williams still chasing her and she scratched him in self-defense.
Williams then punched her to the ground several times, police said.
Police noted that Shaw had marks on her face, her lip was cut and there was dirt in her hair.
Officers then went to talk to Williams at his home.
He said he drove to Shaw’s apartment to pick up some of his belongings and became angry because she threw his headphones outside.
Williams said when Shaw opened the door, he punched the screen door in anger and Shaw chased him out of the house. Williams said Shaw caught him and started hitting him, then pushed her away.
Williams said Shaw ran back into the house and grabbed a bottle of bleach and chased him with it and threw it at him, according to the complaint.
Williams remains in Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $5,000 bail.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for December 18 at 10:30 a.m. before District Judge Christopher Szewczyk.
