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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A man who allegedly told police he was a pirate after stabbing a grocery store employee has pleaded guilty to an assault charge.</p><p>Joseph Pradel, 26, of Plains Township, admitted Monday in Luzerne County Court to one felony count of aggravated assault in connection to the December stabbing, according to court papers.</p><p>Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. scheduled the man&#8217;s sentencing for Nov. 10, court documents indicate. Pradel&#8217;s bail conditions remain in effect pending sentencing.</p><p>According to a criminal complaint, a highly intoxicated Pradel on Dec. 3 attacked an employee at the Weis Market on North River Street, Plains Township.</p><p>Wielding a pair of scissors in each hand, Pradel stabbed the employee several times, police say. Other employees responded to their co-worker&#8217;s cries for help and subdued Pradel until police arrived.</p><p>The complaint says Pradel later, while rambling incoherently about various controlled substances, told police he was a pirate who travelled to America on the Santa Maria in 1776.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By James O&#8217;Malley</p><p>jomalley@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach James O&#8217;Malley at 570-991-6390 or on Twitter @TL_omalley.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Man who told police he was a pirate pleads guilty to assault charge