Carbondale attack leads to arrest
CARBONDALE - A Mount Pocono man was arrested late Saturday after forcing his way into a Carbondale apartment and assaulting a woman who lives there, police said.
Jorge M. Rodriguez, 25, sent Ashley Clark threatening text messages and fought with her boyfriend outside the building before the assault, police said.
Mr. Rodriguez was charged with burglary, trespassing, assault, harassment and other counts for allegedly barging into Apartment C-2 at 115 Westgate Drive around 10:30 p.m., punching Ms. Clark in the face, grabbing her hair and slamming her head into a wall, according to arrest papers.
Mr. Rodriguez is in Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $30,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday at 11:15 a.m.