SCOTT TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A school board member in the Lakeland School District is facing aggravated assault charges after police say he viciously beat a woman.
John Patuk is accused of repeatedly punching a woman in the face, smashing a vase full of roses over her head, and slamming her head off a hardwood floor several times.
It allegedly happened Sunday night at the victim's home in Scott Township.
Patuk was arrested at the scene and later charged for the assault in Lackawanna County.