Boardman cops Taser woman who slugged paramedic

BOARDMAN — Police had to use a Taser on a 24-year-old township woman after the vehicle she was driving struck the Dairy Queen on Market Street and she fought with police.

About 10:30 p.m. Thursday, the woman lost control of her car and struck the restaurant. She ran up Market Street carrying her one-year-old baby girl. An officer persuaded the woman and infant to sit in the back of his cruiser until paramedics arrived. Upon their arrival, the woman became upset and at one point began to shake the child.

An officer, concerned about the child’s safety, removed the baby girl from the woman. The woman then punched a paramedic in the mouth and continued to scream and swing her arms at medics and fire department personnel until an officer used a Taser to stop her behavior.

She was taken to St. Elizabeth Medical Center for mental evaluation. Charges are pending.