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<p>KINGSTON &#8212; A man from Kingston remained jailed Monday, three days after he was arrested on charges he hid evidence connected to a shooting in Scranton last week.</p><p>Police said they were requested Friday by Scranton police and the U.S. Marshals Office to locate a vehicle suspected to be involved in a shooting in Scranton on Thursday.</p><p>Officer Robert Miller located the vehicle and identified the driver as George Ostroski, 68, of Zerby Avenue, Kingston.</p><p>Ostroski&#8217;s vehicle was confirmed to be the car involved in the Scranton shooting, police said.</p><p>Police said Ostroski allegedly admitted to his role with attempting to hide and destroy evidence in the shooting.</p><p>Ostroski was charged with tampering with evidence and remained jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $5,000 bail.</p><p>Scranton police reported a man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg in the 2000 block of North Main Avenue at about 10:45 a.m. Thursday. The gunman allegedly drove away in a vehicle owned by Ostroski, police said.</p><p>Police did not identify the make and model of Ostroski&#8217;s vehicle.</p><p>Court records indicate Ostroski is serving a two-year probation sentence imposed April 17 by Luzerne County Judge Tina Polachek Gartley on two counts of corruption of minors when he offered marijuana and beer to two girls, ages 14 and 13, on April 13, 2014.</p><p>County prosecutors were forced to dismiss charges of indecent exposure, disorderly conduct and harassment against Ostroski when a woman opted not to testify against him on Feb. 18. Those charges filed by Edwardsville police alleged Ostroski exposed himself to a woman and performed a lewd act in front of her inside a residence on Main Street on June 2, 2014, court records say.</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>

Kingston man charged with hiding evidence in Scranton shooting