21-03-2025
Pregnant woman accused of trying to bite officer: Police
BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN)- A woman was arrested after a struggle with police in Boardman, according to a police report.
On Thursday around 8:15 p.m., police tried to pull over a vehicle Kiarra Jackson, 28, was driving due to it not having a functioning rear license plate light. Police said Jackson pulled over in a driveway on Terrace Drive.
Police said Jackson was found to have warrants for her arrest, including on misdemeanor charges of obstructing official business and possession of drug paraphernalia. She also had some misdemeanor traffic charges. Police said Jackson got out of the vehicle after she was asked to do so several times.
Police said Jackson told them she was six months pregnant. Officers said she then began calling people on her cellphone and had a tight grip on it. Reports said police took the phone and said Jackson then began talking to someone on her Apple Watch and wouldn't let officers remove it. Police said that she attempted to bite an officer's hand/wrist area when the officer was removing the watch.
In the vehicle, police reported finding drug paraphernalia, a handgun, methamphetamine and eight pills. Jackson is not allowed to possess a firearm due to her having an active protection order from the Mahoning County Sheriff's Office, the report stated.
Jackson is in the Mahoning County Jail. According to court records, she is now also charged with felony counts of drug trafficking, drug possession, violating a protection order and having weapons under disability. She is also charged with a misdemeanor count of obstructing official business.
Her arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.
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