CLARION CO., Pa. (EYT) — A Clarion woman is facing a hearing today on assault charges for reportedly smacking glasses off a victim’s face during a domestic incident.
Court documents indicate 37-year-old Rebecca Lee Gorniak-Glenn is scheduled to stand for a preliminary hearing in front of Magisterial District Judge Duane L. Quinn at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, on the following charges:
– Simple Assault, Misdemeanor 2
– Harassment — Subject Other to Physical Contact, Summary
The charges stem from an incident that occurred in Clarion Borough in late June.
Details of the case:
According to a criminal complaint, around 8:41 p.m. on Monday, June 29, Clarion Borough Police were dispatched to a residence in Clarion Borough for a report of a domestic incident.
The complaint states that Rebecca Lee Gorniak-Glenn and a known male victim entered into a verbal argument. Both Gorniak-Glenn and the victim admitted they stood up and were yelling at each other when the argument then became physical.
The victim reportedly grabbed Gorniak-Glenn’s throat and pushed her, but Gorniak-Glenn smacked a coffee cup out of the victim’s hand, then smacked his glasses off of his face, breaking his glasses and causing a vertical scratch around an inch to an inch and a half long on his left cheek, according to the complaint.
Gorniak-Glenn was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Duane L. Quinn at 11:30 p.m. on Monday, June 29.