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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Police have identified the two people taken into custody Wednesday after a man was reportedly struck with a hatchet on Public Square.</p><p>Matthew Aylward, 42, of South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, allegedly used the hatchet to strike another man in the shoulders just before 3 p.m.</p><p>When officers arrived, they say Aylward give the hatchet to Lisa Allen, 36, in an attempt to conceal it.</p><p>Both Aylward and Allen, of South Main Street, Pittston, were taken into custody, and Aylward was allegedly found to have another knife and drug paraphernalia.</p><p>Aylward and Allen were transported to police headquarters and charged with various offenses.</p><p>The individual who was struck with the hatchet did not wish to pursue the matter, officers reported.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Matthew Aylward, of Wilkes-Barre, was taken into custody for allegedly swinging a hatchet at someone on Public Square on Wednesday afternoon.  </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/web1_TTL092817arrest1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Matthew Aylward, of Wilkes-Barre, was taken into custody for allegedly swinging a hatchet at someone on Public Square on Wednesday afternoon.  </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @PatKernan</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Police ID hatchet-wielding suspect on Square