Tasered woman wants jury trial soon

WARREN – Heidi Gill of Howland, who received national attention when a city policeman used a Taser stun gun to subdue her, wants judged by a jury.

“I just want to get it over,” Gill said after appearing Tuesday afternoon before municipal Judge Thomas Gysegem, with her attorney, Mark Hanni of Youngstown.

During the hearing, prosecutor Tracy Timko-Rose dismissed a felony charge of assaulting a police officer, filed against her after her Sept. 2 arrest outside a Warren night spot.

A trial date was set for Jan. 7 with a pre-trial conference scheduled for Dec. 17 on charges of falsification, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and unauthorized use of a a motor vehicle — all misdemeanors that can be heard at the municipal court level.

“This is not a lot of fun for me right now,” Gill said after the hearing.

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