Federal lawsuit dismissed against Boardman cop

YOUNGSTOWN — A federal judge has dismissed a $1 million civil lawsuit by a Salem woman against her ex-husband and a Boardman police sergeant.

The woman’s suit said she was wrongly arrested and jailed for an assault against her former husband that she did not commit.

U.S. District Judge David D. Dowd Jr. recently dismissed the lawsuit filed by Leeza Perry of Valley Road, against Russell DeMaris, who complained that Perry assaulted him during a domestic quarrel in their Stuart Avenue residence, and against Sgt. Charles Hillman, who issued the arrest warrant for her Aug. 12, 2008.

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