Police find Fentanyl, Naloxone after car chase

Staff report

AUSTINTOWN

After a chase both on foot and by car, police arrested a Warren woman who is accused of possessing fentanyl, naloxone and marijuana.

Erin Barrickman, 38, of Sunnybrook Drive, Warren, is accused of starting a car chase on Interstate 80 East late Tuesday, according to the report.

The chase continued to Salt Springs Road, where Barrickman drove through a red light and continued at high speeds, the report said. The officer pursuing Barrickman stopped the chase and slowly followed her to a North Mile Run Road residence, the report said.

The officer ordered Barrickman at gunpoint to put her hands in the air, and she “dove” back into the vehicle, according to the report. The officer attempted to give Barrickman another order, and she ran toward the woods, falling in the brush, the report said.

Police searched her car and found “a small white bag imprinted with a red devil face” containing the narcotic fentanyl, according to the report. Three bags of suspected marijuana, a charred spoon, 26 naloxone pills and five hypodermic needles also were found, the report said.

Barrickman faces charges of failure to comply, resisting arrest, possession of a schedule II and III controlled substance, possessing drug-abuse instruments, drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. She was given additional citations for failure to reinstate license and expired registration.

Barrickman’s preliminary hearing is at 9 a.m. Dec. 27.