2WILKES-BARRE, PA – A 33-year-old man was arrested early Saturday after police said he assaulted a woman during a domestic dispute on Kidder Street.

The incident occurred around 2:44 a.m. when officers responded to reports of an argument near Hortense and Kidder Streets.

Upon arrival, police found a 27-year-old woman who reported being struck in the face during the altercation.

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Police responded to a domestic dispute at 2:44 a.m. Saturday.

Victim sustained facial injuries during the assault.

Suspect Maverick Diaz, 33, was arrested and charged.

Officers take suspect into custody

According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, the victim told officers that the confrontation with the suspect, identified as Maverick Diaz of Wilkes-Barre, began as a verbal dispute but e

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