Loud music from apartment lands 3 city residents in court

By John W. Goodwin Jr.

All three are to appear again in court in August.

YOUNGSTOWN — A combination of loud music, city police and a scuffle with officers resulted in trouble for three city residents.

Alecia Davis, 25, of Cedar Lane, is charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, obstructing official business and violation of the city’s loud music or noise ordinance.

Her sister, Amanda Davis, 21, also of Cedar, is charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, and Jason Farley, 34, of New York Avenue, is charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing official business.

The Davis sisters and Farley were arraigned Monday before Magistrate Anthony Sertick of Youngstown Municipal Court and released on their own recognizance. All three are due back in court Aug. 25.

According to police, officers were sent Sunday to Cedar on the East Side for a disturbance involving two people arguing. While on Cedar, officers heard music coming from the Davis apartment and asked that the music be turned down.

Officers noted that speakers had been placed in the window facing out toward the street.

Police say Farley became “extremely enraged” at the officers’ request to turn down the music. Reports say all three people refused to follow the officers’ request.

According to the report, they used an expletive and added, “We are at our house and we work; we will play our music.”

Police say the Davis sisters and Farley continually screamed obscenities at officers. Residents from other apartments, after the disturbance continued for several minutes, came outside to try to calm down the trio, according to the report.

Police say Amanda Davis was being restrained by a bystander but broke free and came at one officer “in an aggressive manner” with her fist clenched and hands raised. An officer grabbed her and attempted to arrest her, but she tried to run into the apartment.

Officers wrestled with Amanda Davis, spraying her with pepper spray after the struggle continued.

Police said Alecia Davis demanded officers get off her sister and grabbed in the general area of one officer’s pepper spray and firearm, unsnapping the holster holding the gun.

After being pushed away by police, Alecia Davis lunged at the officer a final time before being arrested, police said.

Farley, according to the reports, became increasingly agitated at the arrest of the sisters and was arrested a short time later after becoming aggressive with officers at the scene.

jgoodwin@vindy.com