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ASHLEY &mdash; A man was arrested on Friday night after police say he got into two separate physical confrontations and threatened his brother with a knife outside a Donato Drive residence.
				Marty Roberts, 49, of Ashley was arrested and arraigned after the second confrontation on Friday, after he had ran from a hospital on Thursday night while being treated for injuries sustained in the first confrontation.
				According to a press release issued by the Ashley Borough Police Department:
				Officers were dispatched to a residence on Donato Drive around 9:15 p.m. on Thursday night for a physical confrontation between two brothers. Upon arrival, the officers were told that Roberts was armed with a knife and threatening his brother.
				Both Roberts and his brother were located outside of the residence, arguing. Both were bleeding, and both appeared to be intoxicated.
				Blood was observed on the walls and floor inside the residence, and a hunting knife was recovered by police at the scene.
				Both Roberts and his brother were taken to area hospitals for treatment; while there, Roberts fled the hospital.
				The next night, Roberts returned to the residence and began acting in a hostile manner, prompting the police to take him into custody. Roberts resisted and fought with officers while they were taking him into custody.
				He was arraigned via video on charges from both incidents in front of Magisterial District Judge Thomas Malloy. The charges included aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest and harassment from the first incident on Thursday, with additional charges of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief coming from the second incident.
				Roberts was denied bail on the charges stemming from the first incident, and couldn&rsquo;t post $25,000 in bail on the second set of charges so he was lodged at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility to await a preliminary hearing set for Dec. 9.

Police: Ashley man arrested after disputes with brother