SCRANTON - Police charged two city men with simple assault and harassment stemming from two separate incidents this week.
The victim, Dashawn Mitchell, and a witness told police Jamont Henry, 36, of 425 Depot St., Apt. 1, grabbed Ms. Mitchell when she got out of the SUV he was driving Monday afternoon. He then punched her in the face, took her to the ground and kicked her on the 1400 block of Vine Street, police said.
Police charged Keith Stephens, 45, of 1512 Olive St., on Tuesday, accusing him of hitting a woman several times in the face near Providence Road and Albright Avenue while she was holding a baby.
Arraignment information for Mr. Stephens and Mr. Henry were unavailable Tuesday night.