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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A city police officer was injured while investigating a domestic dispute that resulted in the arrests of two men on assault charges and two women accused of obstructing justice.</p><p>Police said the officer sustained a shoulder injury during a struggle with Rymeek Hasan Shaw, 21, inside 336 Hazle Ave. just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday.</p><p>According to the criminal complaints:</p><p>Police responded to the residence on reports of a domestic disturbance and encountered Shaniva Young, 33, on the porch who advised officers no one had called police.</p><p>While officers were speaking with Young, James King, 18, emerged from the residence displaying &#8220;signs of violent behavior as he was shouting, clenching his fist&#8221; and yelled in the face of an officer, the complaints say.</p><p>Shaw restrained King, who punched the front door and allegedly yelled to an officer he was going to &#8220;(expletive) you up.&#8221;</p><p>As officers approached King to arrest him on charges he threatened a law enforcement officer, police allege Young and Stella Young, 50, blocked the front door preventing officers from entering the residence.</p><p>Police allege in the complaints Shaw physically obstructed officers yelling police did not have a warrant and to get out of his residence. Shaw allegedly fought with an officer who suffered a shoulder injury.</p><p>King walked toward to where Shaw was fighting with the officer as another officer deployed a Taser. King ran to a rear bedroom when the Taser cartridge became ineffective, the complaints say.</p><p>Other officers arrived assisting in the arrests of Shaw and King.</p><p>Police said after Shaw and King were arrested, Steven Gaudet was found in a bedroom bleeding from his head. Gaudet claimed Shaw struck him before police initially arrived at the residence, according to the complaints.</p><p>Stella Young allegedly told police King became upset at Gaudet when Gaudet smoked a cigarette inside the residence.</p><p>Police said the injured officer and Gaudet were treated at a local hospital.</p><p>Shaw was charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest and obstruction of justice. He was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $35,000 bail.</p><p>King was charged with simple assault, resisting arrest, obstruction of justice, harassment and terroristic threats. He was jailed for lack of $25,000 bail.</p><p>Police said Stella Young and Shaniva Young were charged with obstruction of justice.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ed Lewis</p><p>elewis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Ed Lewis at 570-991-6116 or on Twitter @TLEdLewis.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Wilkes-Barre police officer injured while investigating domestic disturbance