A 22-year-old Dunmore man faces charges after police said he slashed three people at a private property in Scranton’s Hill Section in November.
During a party hosted by the University of Scranton’s rugby team, Colin Peffer — who is not enrolled in the school — engaged in a fight after being denied entry to the bash at 1116 Vine St. during the early morning hours of Nov. 2, police said.
A witness — identified as Anthony Viola — told police he was working the door for the party and noted Peffer arrived alone, just after midnight, without a costume to a costume party, according to a criminal complaint.
After being told he was not allowed to enter the residence, Peffer refused to leave the property and remained in the yard for about an hour, police said.
Peffer later attempted to push his way up the rear stairs to enter the residence, but Viola and several others pulled him back down, according to the criminal complaint.
During an altercation, Peffer slashed Declan Donahue in the thigh, stabbed Dominic Torquato in the hand and cut Logan Fink across his collarbone, police said.
Sgt. Kevin Rude from University of Scranton Police said Peffer had a laceration on his hand and blood on his face when university police stopped him in the vicinity of 1116 Vine St. around 12:55 a.m., according to the criminal complaint. Peffer possessed a pocketknife and appeared to be intoxicated, police said.
A mugshot of Peffer — obtained by police Nov. 15, when he was processed for an unrelated arrest in Dunmore — matched the description of the suspect, and Peffer’s facial hair was slightly longer than in the mugshot, according to the criminal complaint.
Police charged Peffer with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, three counts of simple assault, possessing an instrument of crime with intent, defiant trespass, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass and harassment.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 18 at 10:30 a.m.