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Police Arrest Alleged Stabber and Victim

By: Eyewitness News
Updated: December 2, 2012
Pittston, Luzerne County -- Pittston City Police arrested two men in connection with a violent fight.

It happened Saturday morning around 12:15 at Market and Spring Streets.

19-year-old Kenneth McDonald and 22-year-old Christopher Weller both face multiple charges including aggravated and simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and disorderly conduct.

Police say both men began arguing when Mr. Weller stabbed Mr. McDonald.

Officers say Mr. McDonald disarmed Mr. Weller then assaulted him.

Both men are jailed in lieu of $25,000 bail at Luzerne County Prison.



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ALL OF THE NEWS COVERAGE IVE SEEN AND HEAR ABOUT THIS INCIDENT IS NOT REPORTED IN FULL TERMS WHAT REALLY TOOK PLACE AND IS FALSE REPORTED AND IS STATED AS HEAR SAY..,The question is whether the defendant feared that he was in immediate danger from which he had no other means of escape, and if the violence he used was no more than appeared necessary to preserve his own life or protect himself from serious injury, he would be entitled to rely on self-defence. #1. All of the men involved in the attack have been drinking - "The only element of doubt in the case is whether there was anything which might have caused the applicant, in his drunken condition, to believe that he was going to be struck" #2 Mr. McDonald and another person involved Mr. McDermott may have had the first tempting motions at beating and or stabing mr. weller, after possibly something was said by mr. weller, "A person who is the initial aggressor in a physical encounter may be able to claim self-defense if the tables turn in the course of the fight. Generally a person who was the aggressor may use nondeadly force if the victim resumes fighting after the original fight ended. If the original aggressor attacked with nondeadly force and was met with deadly force in return, the aggressor may respond with deadly force." Courts and tribunals have historically accepted self-defense as a defense to a legal action. As a matter of public policy, the physical force or violence associated with self-defense is considered an acceptable response to aggression. #3. In a quick response of the attack agenst the 2 men,, mr weller then acted in any way of self defense he could do' to hold off mr mcdonald and and mcDermott, from harm, upon himself.. "In some cases, before using force that is likely to cause death or serious bodily harm to the aggressor, a person who is under attack should attempt to retreat or escape, but only if an exit is reasonably possible. Courts have held, however, that a person is not required to flee from his own home, the fenced ground surrounding the home, his place of business, or his automobile." #4. police arrive on scene placing mr mcdonald into custody and mr, Weller was transported by ambulance to geisinger hospital, To prove self defense you would have to prove that you genuinely felt that your life was in imminent danger and that the only alternative was to use a weapon to stop the assault. All the other evidence surrounding the circumstance would have to point in that direction as well such as witness statements, etc. the whole meaning to what is fact vs fiction, its not about who won the beat down on who, its all about the facts of who, what, where, when ,and why,.. and i must say to who provided the new stations with the report of what took place you better get your facts straight .. cause false reports are a crime of misleading the facts and your messing with peoples lives, mostly important the family's that have to put up with this aggravation, have some RESPECT... will ya

Jeramiah W. December 2, 2012 at 3:54 am



ALL OF THE NEWS COVERAGE OF THIS INCIDENT IS NOT REPORTED IN FULL TERMS WHAT REALLY TOOK PLACE AND IS FALSE REPORTED AND IS STATED AS HEAR SAY..,The question is whether the defendant feared that he was in immediate danger from which he had no other means of escape, and if the violence he used was no more than appeared necessary to preserve his own life or protect himself from serious injury, he would be entitled to rely on self-defence. #1. All of the men involved in the attack have been drinking - "The only element of doubt in the case is whether there was anything which might have caused the applicant, in his drunken condition, to believe that he was going to be struck" #2 Mr. McDonald and another person involved Mr. McDermott may have had the first tempting motions at beating and or stabing mr. weller, after possibly something was said by mr. weller, "A person who is the initial aggressor in a physical encounter may be able to claim self-defense if the tables turn in the course of the fight. Generally a person who was the aggressor may use nondeadly force if the victim resumes fighting after the original fight ended. If the original aggressor attacked with nondeadly force and was met with deadly force in return, the aggressor may respond with deadly force." Courts and tribunals have historically accepted self-defense as a defense to a legal action. As a matter of public policy, the physical force or violence associated with self-defense is considered an acceptable response to aggression. #3. In a quick response of the attack agenst the 2 men,, mr weller then acted in any way of self defense he could do' to hold off mr mcdonald and and mcDermott, from harm, upon himself.. "In some cases, before using force that is likely to cause death or serious bodily harm to the aggressor, a person who is under attack should attempt to retreat or escape, but only if an exit is reasonably possible. Courts have held, however, that a person is not required to flee from his own home, the fenced ground surrounding the home, his place of business, or his automobile." #4. police arrive on scene placing mr mcdonald into custody and mr, Weller was transported by ambulance to geisinger hospital, To prove self defense you would have to prove that you genuinely felt that your life was in imminent danger and that the only alternative was to use a weapon to stop the assault. All the other evidence surrounding the circumstance would have to point in that direction as well such as witness statements, etc. the whole meaning to what is fact vs fiction, its not about who won the beat down on who, its all about the facts of who, what, where, when ,and why,.. and i must say to who provided the new stations with the report of what took place you better get your facts straight .. cause false reports are a crime of misleading the facts and your messing with peoples lives, mostly important the family's that have to put up with this aggravation, have some RESPECT... will ya

Jeramiah W. December 2, 2012 at 3:53 am

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