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Two booked into jail for resisting arrest
By Joe Gorman
YOUNGSTOWN
Police took two people into custody Wednesday evening for resisting arrest and other charges.
About 11:15 p.m. Brandon Jackson, 36, of Youngstown, was arrested on charges of resisting arrest, driving under suspension, possession of cocaine, two counts of possession of drugs and failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer. He is expected to be arraigned in municipal court today.
Reports said officer Michael Sobinovsky spotted a car Jackson was driving fail to stop for a stop sign at McGuffey Road and Berkley Avenue. When he tried to pull the car over, it instead sped away from Early Road to Liberty Road then Datson Avenue, where he lost control and spun out into the woods.
Reports said Jackson got out of the car and began running away.
Sobinovsky tried to stun him with his electronic stun weapon, but the probe got stuck in the bushes.
Sobinovsky continued to run after him and he finally caught him, with help from officer Anthony Congemi.
He continued to resist efforts to be handcuffed until he was sprayed with pepper spray, reports said.
A records check found Jackson has a suspended license and also has a warrant for a parole violation.
Jackson was taken to be examined at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital after complaining of back pain. While at the hospital, nurses found four pills and suspected cocaine. He also had $320 in cash on him, reports said.
Earlier Wednesday evening, Arlecia Davis, 34, of Plazaview Court, was arrested at her apartment after police investigated a disturbance there, reports said.
Reports said officer Pete Bonilla was dispatched to assist Lt. Doug Bobovnyik, who was working a security detail at the apartment complex, after a woman complained the person living in the apartment below hers kept pounding on her floor.
Reports said the two officers went to speak to Davis, who was shouting. Reports said she was told several times to calm down and stop screaming, but she continued yelling and swearing at the officers, reports said.
When she refused to calm down, police tried to take her into custody on a charge of disorderly conduct, reports said. At one point she slammed the door on police before she was taken into custody, reports said.
Davis complained of chest pains, and an ambulance was called for her but reports said she swore repeatedly at paramedics and hospital staff and spit at the staff. She also was booked into the Mahoning County jail on charges of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
A neighbor came and took care of a 1-year-old child who was in Davis’ apartment, reports said.