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WILKES-BARRE — A woman assaulted in a domestic dispute late Saturday night at a residence on West Maple Street was herself arrested on a warrant from Lackawanna County, city police said.

Police did not identify the 32-year-old woman who lived at the residence, but said she did not request medical attention. The nature of her outstanding warrant was not disclosed.

Police said another resident, Earl Welden Jr., 28, also was arrested. Welden was taken to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for an overnight arraignment on assault charges, police said.

The woman was taken to the prison and held on the warrant, police said.