York woman’s arm was broken by her boyfriend during kidnapping, police say

York police charged a man with kidnapping and assault Wednesday after they say he held his girlfriend against her will and broke her arm.

Jalen Shaquille Williams, 25, broke the woman’s arm during an argument Tuesday on York Park Street, said York Police Department Sgt. Kyle Cummings.

Police said Williams told his girlfriend to report she had been injured in a fall.

Williams held the victim against her will for at least 10 minutes before she was able to get medical treatment for injuries that included a broken upper arm, said Cummings and York police Lt. Billy Mumaw.

Police were alerted to the woman’s injuries Tuesday by medical officials.

On Wednesday, the 20-year-old woman told officers Williams repeatedly pushed her and refused to let her leave the home until he knocked her to the floor, officers said.

Williams has past convictions for domestic violence and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, court records show.

Williams remains in the York County jail on kidnapping and assault charges.

Cummings recently returned to work following a shooting incident in January on a domestic violence call. Cummings and two other York County officers were wounded in the shooting, and a fourth officer was killed.

This story was originally published August 1, 2018 at 5:37 PM.