Police: Scranton man punched ex during argument

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 is what police say happened:

At about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, officers were called to 621 Adams Ave. for the report of an assault.

Edis Hanic told dispatchers a man was slamming a woman against the ground repeatedly.

When officers arrived, they spoke with Hanic, who said the woman went back into 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 arguing with Williams, her ex-boyfriend, who had been threatening her over the last few days, according to the criminal complaint.

Shaw said after arguing via phone, Williams came to her home and began screaming at her through the locked rear sliding door.

When she opened the glass portion of the door, Williams began screaming about marks on Shaw’s neck and accusing her of seeing other men, police said.

He then punched her in the face through the door, charges read.

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 going after her and she scratched him in self-defense.

Williams then slammed her on the ground several times, police said.

Police noted Shaw had marks on her face, her lip was cut and she had dirt in her hair.

Officers then went to speak to Williams at his residence.

He said he had driven over to Shaw’s apartment to get some of his belongings and got angry because she had thrown his headphones outside.

Williams said when Shaw opened the door, he punched the screen door out of anger and Shaw chased him out of the house. Williams said Shaw caught him and began striking him, at which point he pushed her away.

Williams said Shaw ran back into the home and got a bottle of bleach and was chasing him with it, throwing it on him, charges read.

Williams remains at the Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $5,000 bail.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 18 before District Judge Christopher Szewczyk.