Woman faces charges of assault on officers

YOUNGSTOWN — A 30-year-old Boardman woman witnesses said kept getting into fights inside Big D’s Bar on Mahoning Avenue fought with and struck two police officers, reports said.

Cindy L. Irvine of Boardman-Canfield Road was arrested at 2 a.m. Sunday on two counts of assault on a police officer and one count each of disorderly conduct while intoxicated, resisting arrest and aggravated trespassing. Because of the holiday today, she isn’t expected to be arraigned in municipal until Tuesday.

Irvine is accused of kicking a detective sergeant in his left thigh and, later, while on the ground, kicking him in the nose, mouth and behind his left ear. She is also accused of kicking a patrolman in his right thigh during her efforts to resist arrest.

Police used a burst of pepper spray to get Irvine to comply with their demands. They were then able to force her hands behind her back to be handcuffed.

The owner of the bar said he ordered Irvine at least five times to leave the business before physically escorting her out. The bouncer was trying to get her to leave the parking lot when police arrived.

Reports show that as the first officer to arrive got out of his cruiser, Irvine was overheard saying “Somebody has to watch my kids ’cause I’m going to jail.”