WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested after police say he assaulted an 11-year-old and threw a baked potato at him during an argument.
According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, on Friday, October 4 around 1:30 a.m. officers were called to Scott Street for a report of a domestic dispute.
Once on the scene, officers said a woman claimed her 11-year-old son, and Lawrence Bowman, 49, of Wilkes-Barre, got into an argument about her son being disrespectful towards Bowman.
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The woman reported that during the fight, the suspect threw her son to the ground and proceeded to strike him with a closed fist, police stated. Investigators say the woman was able to separate her son and Bowman, however, Bowan was able to throw a baked potato at her son and hit him in the eye.
Bowman was arrested and transported to city headquarters for arraignment.
