Lycoming County inmate facing new set of charges

Lycoming County Prison. SUN-GAZETTE PHOTO
Already incarcerated on one set of city police charges, Lycoming County Prison inmate Shyquan Hicks was taken before District Judge Aaron Biichle on Monday to face a new set of crimes, including endangering the welfare of a child, resisting arrest, simple assault, criminal mischief and harassment, according to court records.
The new offenses stem from his alleged disruptive and assaultive behavior when officers arrived at his home at 814 Hepburn St, Williamsport, about 4 p.m. on July 26 to investigate a domestic disturbance and to take him into custody on a warrant that was filed in mid-December, it was stated in an affidavit.
In the document, it was alleged that Hicks grabbed his 3-year-old son and swung him into the toddler’s grandmother. Police also said that before they arrived on the scene, Hicks, 28, punched the boy’s mother in the left side of the face. While being taken from the home in handcuffs, Hicks “ripped away from the officers multiple times,” forcing them to place him in shackles, it was stated in the court document.
At the police station, Hicks intentionally banged his head off the wall, leaving a hole, it was alleged. In the original warrant, police charged Hicks with terroristic threats, simple assault and harassment, all stemming from an incident on Dec. 11. Following his arraignment by District Judge Gary Whiteman, Hicks was jailed on no bail. Following his arraignment on the new set of charges, Hicks was locked up on an additional $25,000 bail.