Police arrest 3 for obstruction of justice

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

Police arrested three people on charges of obstruction of justice in two incidents Wednesday.

About 9:05 a.m., Shaquwanna Moore, 22, of Willow Court, was taken into custody at her home after reports said she told U.S. marshals looking for a man wanted on a warrant that the man was not there. Police went inside and found the man hiding in the home, reports said. Both were taken to the Mahoning County jail.

About 3:45 p.m., officers on patrol on Cordova Avenue spotted Anthony Howell, 26, who is wanted on a warrant. Reports said Howell was working on a car, and when officers stopped, he ran away. He was later caught after a short foot chase, reports said.

A woman in the car Howell was working on, Johnna Hightower, 24, of Youngstown, was also arrested for obstructing official business because she gave police a fake name, reports said.

They were both also taken to the jail. Records show Howell was released later.