Councilman holds suspect at gunpoint
By ANDY GRAY Tribune ChronicleA Warren city councilman held a bloody trespasser at gunpoint outside his home late Saturday night until Warren and Howland police arrived.
Scott Boling, 32, of Warren, was arrested on charges of misdemeanor assault and criminal damaging and was being held in the Trumbull County Jail.
Bob Dean, D-at large, said he was getting ready to go to a party Saturday night when he noticed someone near the shed in his back yard at 4110 Sunnybrook Drive S.E. at 11:43 p.m.
Thinking it might be connected to the rash of shed break-ins in the city, Dean said he grabbed his gun, for which he has a conceal carry permit, ''and told him in graphic language to get on the ground.
''He laid down spread eagle, which told me two things one, he'd done it before, and two, the communication between me and him was pretty good.''
Dean said he had to hold the gun on the man for several minutes until Warren and Howland police officers arrived. He is retired from the Air Force, where he was trained as a marksman, but Dean said this was the first time he pointed a weapon at someone.
''I have a greater appreciation for what police officers go through,'' Dean said. ''I didn't know whether he was alone, I didn't know whether he had a weapon. I had to trust my instincts to do the right thing. When he reached under his shirt (at one point), I had no seconds to determine whether he's going to come out with something that could shorten my lifespan. And we have police officers who go through that every day.''
Dean said the man was covered in blood when he saw him in his backyard, but he didn't know where or how he'd been injured.
Howland police officers told Dean they had been looking for Boling. And even though Dean's house is in the city limits, Howland police arrested Boling and filed the charges.
Howland Police did not return calls seeking comment.
Tribune Chronicle reporter Christopher Bobby contributed to this story.
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smokey
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09-07-08 1:36 AM
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lets remember people you say "want a pound of flesh from a cop for tazeing a piece of trash trying to kick out the window of his cruiser" first of all its not his cruiser its the cities and second of all how do you know who kovach would consider trash you,me some other citizens like it or not gill had rights drunk, stupid ,trash or whatever, he crossed the line plain and simple, they have to act with "reasonable" force, considering she was handcuffed and in the back of the car which usually signifies its over ,he still continue tazering which like it or not was uncalled for!!just cuz she was drunk and being a pain in his and others behind does not give him the right!! if he was that worried about his windows why didn't he hog tie her ,?? he knows that is allowed. he just got a god complex for a moment and thats it ..
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Handala
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09-03-08 8:25 PM
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Without question letsgopens87.Hmm?
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letsgopens87
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09-03-08 11:00 AM
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Brilliant analysis handala, your intelligence is overwhelming.
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letsgopens87
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09-03-08 10:58 AM
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Amen smokey, finally someone with half a brain and some reason speaks.
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Handala
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09-03-08 10:28 AM
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Amazing!Some think Dean should have killed an idiot in his back yard and others want a pound of flesh from a cop for tazeing a piece of trash trying to kick out the window of his cruiser! You can bet had Kovach opted to grope the drunken pig she would have claimed he was fondling her and filed a sexual assult suit.Hmm?
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smokey
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09-03-08 1:33 AM
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ok its not about what heidi gill did or didn't do tazering her in the back of the cruiser in handcuffs none the less was a bit much!!every debate on here has truth to it example,its true she may have been 100 lb but yes drunks no matter what weight can cause damage, yes she might be a loser drunk, but still if this kind of behavior by kovach isn't corrected it could be someone you know, once a suspect is in the back of the car and handcuffed coooooome on people what was she gonna do except maybe kick out the window in which she would have paid damages. police officers have a line they can't cross just like everyone else bottom line kovach crossed it!! he needs repremanded for his actions understand that he did cross the line for whatever reason and lets all move on, when it comes to miss gill karma has a way of coming back around.
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VoiceOfReason
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09-02-08 10:54 PM
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Why debate Heidi Gill? She's a loser and everyone knows that. She has proven that on more than one occasion. She's a known drunk around town, and proved it again in the Denny's incident. She didn't hesitate to take her frustration out on someone smaller and younger than her, did she? Move on. Forget about the Gill loser. At 40+ she'll always be a loser. Just an old washed up loser.
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letsgopens87
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09-02-08 6:32 PM
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I suppose if I went and got drunk I could beat up Hulk Hogan too, right? Yes, she was EXTREMELY dangerous with those handcuffs on, who knows who she could have hurt with no hands and no weapon at 100 lbs! Let's get this straight, this woman is an idiot. Nobody denies that. Being an idiot may even justify being tasered until in custody. Being an idiot doesn't warrant being tasered until you're knocked unconscious. That's my point. Cripe. And talking about hiding behind a name? Is your real name Nativio? Interesting name.
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letsgopens87
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09-02-08 6:31 PM
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I suppose if I went and got drunk I could beat up Hulk Hogan too, right? Yes, she was EXTREMELY dangerous with those handcuffs on, who knows who she could have hurt with no hands and no weapon at 100 lbs! Let's get this straight, this woman is an idiot. Nobody denies that. Being an idiot may even justify being tasered until in custody. Being an idiot doesn't warrant being tasered until you're knocked unconscious. That's my point. Cripe. And talking about hiding behind a name? Is your real name Nativio? Interesting name.
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letsgopens87
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09-02-08 6:09 PM
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I suppose if I went and got drunk I could beat up Hulk Hogan too, right? Yes, she was EXTREMELY dangerous with those handcuffs on, who knows who she could have hurt with no hands and no weapon at 100 lbs! Let's get this straight, this woman is an idiot. Nobody denies that. Being an idiot may even justify being tasered until in custody. Being an idiot doesn't warrant being tasered until you're knocked unconscious. That's my point. Cripe. And talking about hiding behind a name? Is your real name Nativio? Interesting name.
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letsgopens87
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09-02-08 6:09 PM
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I suppose if I went and got drunk I could beat up Hulk Hogan too, right? Yes, she was EXTREMELY dangerous with those handcuffs on, who knows who she could have hurt with no hands and no weapon at 100 lbs! Let's get this straight, this woman is an idiot. Nobody denies that. Being an idiot may even justify being tasered until in custody. Being an idiot doesn't warrant being tasered until you're knocked unconscious. That's my point. Cripe. And talking about hiding behind a name? Is your real name Nativio? Interesting name.
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letsgopens87
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09-02-08 6:08 PM
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I suppose if I went and got drunk I could beat up Hulk Hogan too, right? Yes, she was EXTREMELY dangerous with those handcuffs on, who knows who she could have hurt with no hands and no weapon at 100 lbs! Let's get this straight, this woman is an idiot. Nobody denies that. Being an idiot may even justify being tasered until in custody. Being an idiot doesn't warrant being tasered until you're knocked unconscious. That's my point. Cripe. And talking about hiding behind a name? Is your real name Nativio? Interesting name.
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letsgopens87
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09-02-08 6:00 PM
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Nativio, maybe its just you that can't subdue a 100 lb woman. And don't give me she had some superhuman strength that night cuz she was drunk. I don't think I ever said she was right in what she did. I did, however, claim his brutality was unjustified. She didn't have a weapon, she was handcuffed, what in the heck was she going to do to him? Are you kidding me?! Continuous tasering was unjustified. He got what he deserved. Too many police have these power trips and its sickening. He's nothing but a piece of crap who is a punk without a badge. A 100 lb woman would probably whip his ass on the street without a taser, maybe you're right for once.
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nativio289
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09-02-08 5:11 PM
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OF course, that contract goes out the window during the political protest season, but whatever...
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nativio289
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09-02-08 5:09 PM
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Police are just like any other people. There's great ones, good ones, dumb ones, incompetent ones---We hope that people whose job it is to safeguard us are like Solomon. Wise beyond their years with judgement on loan from god. But they're just people--and I challenge anyone to try that job for a month without thinking A) Most citizens are stupid and they all lie or B) I need overtime for this stuff and C) This drunk, lying, childish, out of control ADULT needs to calm down or they'll get the taser. There's a social contract between citizens and the police when it comes to interactions, and 99.9% of the time, if a citizen follows that social contract, they don't get mixed up in police brutality or whatnot.
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burgmom
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09-02-08 4:58 PM
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Yes, I agree I think he went to far, but if he would have put is hands on her to arrest her, who knows that may have left bruising and then police brutality may have been brought into it. Yes he probably should have stopped or called someone else over once she went down, but when he first started I think he did the right thing.
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pahootaman
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09-02-08 2:53 PM
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I totally agree with you nativio289.
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nativio289
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09-02-08 1:15 PM
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She had some retard strength going on due to all the drinking.And anyone, regardless of size, that out of control, is a danger to anyone who has to handle them. I'm still amazed at how many legitimate citizens are still upset about the tazering, upset on behalf on 'the victim' that is. Easy to snipe and gripe about the police when you're hiding behind nicknames. You people want to talk about some real abuse by police, look at the peaceful protesters and media people arrested at the RNC convention yesterday. Opps, didn't hear about that, did you? Don't worry, the nation's police are hard at work protecting you against the 'Food, Not Bombs' organization, who give out free meals to the needy, as well as feeding 911 rescue people and Katrina victims. Heather whatever her name was had it coming. And people that out of control inevitably kill or hurt someone sooner or later. And I'm sure the Trib will be glad to make that report soon as it happens.
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BLKPNTHR67
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09-02-08 12:19 PM
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Can we get Mr Dean to work weekends?
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REASON
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09-02-08 12:04 PM
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How Stupid! If Dean had shot the guy, would that have been justified? I don't think so. He certainly didn't fear for his life. Wouldn't a reasonable person call the police and let them handle the situation? And Dean was going to a party at midnight? What kind of party?
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Tonelli
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09-02-08 11:57 AM
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A woman of ANY size is no match for a real man, someone is showing their shortcomings.........
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burgmom
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09-02-08 11:45 AM
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Hey, I think L.BOE better read this article, a Warren City Councilwoman has them in the dog house, hopefully she doesn't think it's a shed!
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TomSmith
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09-02-08 11:42 AM
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letsgopens87, You have no idea how much damage a so called little 100lb female can cause. Why should any one have to take the chance on getting hurt when you have tools that prevent things like that from happening? You are a fool and I would love to see you in that very position one day and to see how you would react. 3 times her size or not, he used the tools that were given to him and he still got screwed over.
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letsgopens87
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09-02-08 11:23 AM
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Yeah I know nativio, it had to have been H e l l to control that kicking screaming 100 lb woman in handcuffs, especially for someone 3 times her size. Kovach is real Warren PD hero for his actions in knocking someone unconscious with a taser while in handcuffs, yep, great officer. I'd say piece of trash is just as fitting for him as it is his victim.
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nativio289
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09-02-08 10:30 AM
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Nah, legsgoopen87, sounds like the shed thief had the common sense to be quiet and follow orders from the person who called him out on his bad behavior. And since the shed thief wasn't an out of control piece of trash, kicking and screaming and hiding and giving fake names, there would have been no cause to taser him. Nice try though.
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