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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; State prosecutors will handle the case of a Luzerne County prison guard suspended amid allegations he pointed a loaded gun at a man inside a crowded diner in January.</p><p>Kory M. Kish, 28, of Hughestown, saw simple assault and reckless endangerment charges referred to the state Office of Attorney General on Thursday due to a conflict of interest with the county district attorney&#8217;s office, prosecutor Thomas Marsilio said after a hearing in Luzerne County Court.</p><p>Kish, hired in 2016, has been suspended from his $35,324 per year job since he allegedly brandished the 9mm pistol and aimed it at Patrick Green at D&#8217;s Diner in Plains Township on Jan. 22. About 50 people were in the restaurant at the time.</p><p>According to police, Kish remarked the country is &#8220;run by the white man,&#8221; after Green, who identified himself as part Puerto Rican, struck up a conversation with him in the bathroom. Kish allegedly took out the weapon and told Green to &#8220;go back where you came from,&#8221; before another man stumbled on the scene and pushed Green away.</p><p>David Dougalas and Thomas Waver tackled and disarmed Kish while James Serafin barricaded the door to the main dining area so Kish couldn&#8217;t gain access before he was disarmed, according to police.</p><p>Several other witnesses saw Kish with a gun, police say.</p><p>Kish will remain on unpaid leave pending the outcome of the investigation, officials have said.</p><p>He is free on $20,000 bail.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Kory Kish, 28, was suspended in January from the Luzerne County Correctional Facility, where he worked as a guard, amid charges he pointed a gun at another man inside a crowded diner. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/web1_lccf03-4.jpg</photo0><caption0>Kory Kish, 28, was suspended in January from the Luzerne County Correctional Facility, where he worked as a guard, amid charges he pointed a gun at another man inside a crowded diner. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Joe Dolinsky</p><p>jdolinsky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Joe Dolinsky at 570-991-6110 or on Twitter @JoeDolinskyTL</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Luzerne County prison guard’s assault case referred to AG’s office