A 39-year-old man faces charges after pulling a knife on his sister and threatening to kill her, police said.
Officers responded to 121 Railroad Ave., Blakely, on Sunday around 11:18 p.m. for the report of a commotion at the residence and detained a highly intoxicated man — identified as Xavier Diaz Morales — outside the property, according to a criminal complaint.
He became unruly, started screaming and yelling, and was placed in the back of a patrol vehicle, police said.
Morales then began kicking the interior of the vehicle, leading officers to use leg shackles while transporting him to police headquarters, according to the criminal complaint.
Patrolman Jason Todd spoke with two females at the scene — Devon Harner, a witness, and Breneliz Diaz Morales, the victim, police said.
Breneliz Diaz Morales told police her brother, Xavier Diaz Morales, who is homeless, pulled a knife on her while she was holding her 22-month-old toddler, according to the criminal complaint.
Harner heard a loud bang on one of the windows and observed Xavier Diaz Morales near a bush in front of the residence when she opened the door, police said.
He was visibly intoxicated and yelling in Spanish, according to the criminal complaint.
Breneliz Diaz Morales told Todd that she recently allowed her brother to stay with her for the weekend due to his homelessness and the cold weather conditions, police said.
However, Xavier Diaz Morales found a bottle of Bacardi when his sister left for several hours and became intoxicated, according to the criminal complaint.
When she returned home and took the bottle, Xavier Diaz Morales threw an earphone at her, police said.
Following the altercation, Breneliz Diaz Morales told her brother it was time to go, and that she was going to drop him off in Scranton, according to the criminal complaint.
Xavier Diaz Morales then grabbed a butcher knife off the counter and placed it in his jacket pocket, police said.
Afraid of what he might do with it, Breneliz Diaz Morales took it from him and put it in her pocket, but her brother grabbed it back, according to the criminal complaint.
As they left the apartment and were getting into a vehicle, Xavier Diaz Morales began threatening to kill his sister and started punching the front windshield and dashboard, police said. He eventually opened the door and left the vehicle.
Police charged Xavier Diaz Morales with simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, terroristic threats, disorderly conduct, harassment and public drunkenness.
As of Monday, he remained in Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 14 at 10:45 a.m.