Man wanted after allegedly assaulting woman on I-81

Vivian Muniz
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WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are searching for a man who allegedly assaulted a woman while in a parked car on I-81.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, on January 21 around 11:00 a.m., an assault took place in a parked car on Interstate 81 South in Wilkes-Barre.

Police say Julio Rivera-Lopez, 24, of Coal Township, punched a 23-year-old woman numerous times in the face after he accused her of giving him an STD.

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The victim was able to escape from Rivera-Lopez at the Nuangola Dollar General and Rivera-Lopez fled the scene.

Troopers noted Rivera-Lopez has an active arrest warrant out of Pottsville for DUI and he is believed to be somewhere in the Shamokin area.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police by calling 911.

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