A private detective who was attacked by a Jefferson Twp. man while trying to serve court papers filed a civil suit Friday in Lackawanna County Court against his attacker.
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The detective, Martin J. Pentasuglio Jr., is suing William Kish, 68, 12 Equity Road, for beating him up Dec. 15, 2009, when Mr. Pentasuglio arrived at Mr. Kish’s home to serve court papers involving an upcoming family court hearing before Judge Trish Corbett.
Mr. Pentasuglio, the owner of Penta Detective Agency, had knocked on two different doors at 12 Equity Road that night looking for Mr. Kish, who owns an auto repair business on his property. In an attempt to find Mr. Kish that night, Mr. Pentasuglio called Mr. Kish and said his vehicle had been damaged and he needed an estimate for his insurance company.
When Mr. Kish walked out to meet the caller, Mr. Pentasuglio handed him the court papers, announcing he had just been “served.” Mr. Pentasuglio had been hired by attorney Thomas J. Jones of Scranton to serve the papers, and when Mr. Kish realized what had just happened he began cursing.
According to the civil suit filed by Mr. Jones on behalf of Mr. Pentasuglio, Mr. Kish threw the papers on the ground and began swinging a broom at Mr. Pentasuglio, who ran to a nearby neighbor’s property, where Mr. Kish tackled him and began punching him in the ribs.
Mr. Kish was later arrested on four counts of aggravated assault and simple assault. He was later sentenced to three months’ house arrest, 21 months’ probation and ordered to pay restitution by Judge Michael J. Barrasse.
The suit states Mr. Pentasuglio, who suffers from a heart condition, began to experience chest pains after the attack, as well as a back sprain, chronic headaches and sleeping problems.
The suit seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
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