Tamaqua Police have asked for a warrant to be issued for the arrest of a Stroudsburg man involved in a hit-and-run in the borough on Aug. 29.

Yusef Kariem Desdune, 41, of Ann Street in Stroudsburg, was involved in a hit-and-run that injured a pedestrian in the 100 block of West Rowe Street.The initial call said a man in a Green Honda had struck a pedestrian and then fled the scene.As officers were investigating the scene on Hegarty Avenue, they received a call from the Schuylkill County Communications Center in Pottsville that the driverhad called to say he had fled because he was being attacked. He was on Center Street, waiting for police. He had three passengers in the car, an adult woman and two young girls.The victim, Igor Soroka, was severely injured and gave police a statement after he was released from the hospital.Soroka had been walking toward the rear of his home at 7:35 p.m. when he saw the green Honda, parked at the time with three passengers inside. Two men were outside of the vehicle and shook hands before one of the men, Desdune, entered the car and sat behind the driver's wheel.After Soroka passed the Honda, he heard the engine revving and a male voice shout "Black lives matter." As he turned to look, he saw the Honda speeding toward him. He tried to jump out of the way, onto his porch steps, but the car hit him anyway, also damaging his porch.Desdune faces charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, reckless driving, careless driving and driving without insurance.Anyone with information on his whereabouts may contact police at 570-668-5000.