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Scranton Man to Face Trial for Baseball Bat Attack

Scranton Man to Face Trial for Baseball Bat Attack - Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 2:25PM EST

Reported by: David DeCosmo
Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 @ 02:25pm EST
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY- A Scranton man, 43-year-old Ronald Clark, will face trial on charges he attacked his girlfriend and her 5-year-old son with a baseball bat.

Clark initially asked for a preliminary hearing but charged his mind just before the proceedings were to start. The charges were then bound over to court.

The charges stem from an incident on May 6th at the home the couple shared on Boulevard Avenue in Scranton. 36-year-old Lea Portonova was treated at a hospital emergency room after the attack.

Poliec said that Clark fled the area. He surrendered to police in Carbon County nearly a week after the attack.