HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PA — Police arrested a man on multiple charges including burglary, strangulation and assault following an early morning incident on Graham Avenue.
Nicholas Brian Lynch, 37, of Pittston, was taken into custody after officers responded to a reported assault at 2:25 a.m. on Feb. 15, 2026.
Police said Lynch entered a residence and assaulted two individuals before fleeing the scene.
Lynch faces charges of burglary, criminal trespass, simple assault, strangulation and harassment.
He was transported to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility, where he was arraigned by District Magistrate Tupper.
Lynch was denied bail.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 25, 2026, at 8:30 a.m.
