West Hazleton police charged 19-year-old woman with holding a knife to the neck of a 16-year-old male and are still looking for a man whom they said was her accomplice during the Sept. 16 incident at Fifth Street Playground.
While Romona Rodriguez Padilla, 19, held a knife, a man punched the 16-year-old beneath the park’s pavilion, police said in a Facebook post on Oct. 23.
On Oct. 14, police said they apprehended Rodriguez Padilla and charged her with aggravated assault of a juvenile, simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment.
She was released on $25,000 bail and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at Luzerne County Central Court on Nov. 5 at 9:30 a.m.
Police ask anyone who can help identify a man involved the incident to telphone them at 570-455-3733 or message them through Facebook.