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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A 69-year-old man dropped a man 20 years his junior with one punch and held him for police after the allegedly drunken suspect kicked the senior citizen&#8217;s wife in her chest.</p><p>City police said a highly intoxicated Richard Flynn, 49, of Wilkes-Barre, went to the Gore Street home of the older man, whom police did not identify, just before 7 p.m. Tuesday with the intent of fighting him.</p><p>When the man&#8217;s 67-year-old wife got between the two of them in an attempt to stop the fight, Flynn allegedly kicked the woman in her chest, police said.</p><p>In defense of his wife, the older man struck Flynn in the face once with his fist, and Flynn immediately fell down; the man then held Flynn down until police arrived, police said.</p><p>Officer Marc Labar arrived and investigated the incident and, when Labar attempted to arrest Flynn, the suspect allegedly punched Labar in the right-side rib cage with his fist. In defense, Labar struck Flynn with his closed fist on the top of the head, which subdued him, police said.</p><p>Flynn was transported to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township for medical treatment. After he was cleared medically, Flynn was transported to police headquarters and processed.</p><p>Flynn&#8217;s current status could not be ascertained Wednesday night. Although Wilkes-Barre police indicated in a news release that the incident was considered an aggravated assault, online court records did not list any current charges against Flynn, and a Luzerne County Correctional Facility official said he was not being held there.</p><p>Labar suffered minor injuries to his ribs and his right hand, police said.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Steve Mocarsky</p><p>smocarsky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Steve Mocarsky at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @TLSteveMocarsky</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Police: Drunk man subdued by 69-year-old after suspect kicked senior citizen’s wife