Man Charged With Choking Roommate for Turning On Lights During Early Morning Hours Due in Court Tomorrow

Aly Delp

Aly Delp

Published June 22, 2020 4:28 am
Man Charged With Choking Roommate for Turning On Lights During Early Morning Hours Due in Court Tomorrow

CLARION, Pa. (EYT) – A 22-year-old man charged with choking his roommate for turning on lights at their apartment in Clarion Borough during the early morning hours is due in court tomorrow.

According to court documents a hearing for 22-year-old Shakur Zaier Richardson, of Newark, New Jersey, is scheduled to resume at 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23.

The hearing was previously continued twice.

Richardson faces the following charges:

– Strangulation — Applying Pressure to Throat or Neck, Felony 2
– Simple Assault, Misdemeanor 2
– Harassment — Subject Other to Physical Contact, Summary

He is currently lodged in the Clarion County Jail on $5,000.00 monetary bail.

The charges stem from an incident that occurred in the early morning hours of Thursday, May 28.

Details of the case:

According to a criminal complaint, Clarion Borough Police were dispatched to a residence on Shady Avenue around 4:40 a.m. on May 28 for a report of a domestic assault.

At the scene, police spoke with the victim who reported that she and another roommate went downstairs to cook food, and she then got into an argument with Shakur Richardson who was upset because she and the other roommate turned the lights on. The victim reported that during the argument, Richardson put his arm around her throat, causing her to be unable to breathe and to black out for a few seconds. She also reported having chest pains, the complaint states.

The victim told police she and the other roommate then began hitting Richardson to get him off of her. After being unable to do so, the other roommate then called 9-1-1, according to the complaint.

Richardson was standing outside the residence waiting for police when they arrived, the complaint notes.

He was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Duane L. Quinn at 7:00 a.m. on May 28.

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