Ravenna Police Report 15 Bookings, from Domestic Violence to Drug and OVI Cases

Ravenna police booked 15 people between Sept. 30 and Oct. 6. The cases include a protection order violation, domestic violence calls, drug possession, an OVI arrest and underage drinking. Officers also handed several people to other agencies on outstanding warrants. The details below come from Ravenna Police Department booking records. Charges are allegations, and everyone named in a police report is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. Domestic violence and protection order cases Sept. 30: Officers arrested a 35 year old Ravenna man for violating a protection order. They went to the area of the Ravenna Mini Mart after reports of a man and woman yelling at each other. Police spoke with the woman’s mother and brother at the scene. Both said she had been seeing the man regularly despite an active protection order. They said he had recently left her home on foot. The woman told officers he had been visiting her residence daily. Police found his motorcycle parked behind the home. A records check confirmed the active order. It also showed a prior conviction for violating a protection order involving the same woman. That prior conviction raised the new charge to a felony of the fifth degree. Sept. 30: A 27 year old Ravenna man was arrested on a domestic violence charge. Police said he threatened his girlfriend, who lives with him. According to the report, he told her he would beat her after they dropped the children off. The charge involves causing a person to believe imminent physical harm is coming. Oct. 3: Police arrested a juvenile on charges of domestic violence and aggravated menacing. The report says the juvenile used a knife to damage a residence while trying to get inside. He also threatened to beat or stab a family member. Officers saw him holding the knife and striking a door that was already damaged. He put the weapon down after officers gave commands. The family member told police he believed the threats were credible and feared for his life. He cited a history of the juvenile displaying knives and trying to stab him. Drug cases Oct. 1: Officers found a 33 year old Ravenna man slumped over the wheel of a truck in the middle of the roadway. They saw drug paraphernalia in plain view and took him into custody. Police said he resisted while being handcuffed. A field test of the paraphernalia came back positive for methamphetamine. Officers also found an open container of alcohol inside the vehicle. Because of his behavior, police took him directly to the justice center. He faces complaints for possession of drugs, a fifth degree felony, and resisting arrest, a second degree misdemeanor. He also faces an open container charge. Police issued traffic citations for having no operator’s license, driving outside marked lanes and parking violations. Oct. 3: Officers were sent to West Cedar Avenue for a woman lying unconscious on the ground. She was drifting in and out of consciousness when they arrived. Officers searched her purse for identification and any medication that could explain her condition. They found a broken glass pipe with white residue and burn marks, a torch lighter, a small plastic container with residue and a small metal rod with residue. Fire crews took the 57 year old Ravenna woman to University Hospitals Portage Medical Center. Officers followed, read her Miranda rights and asked whether she understood them. She said she did. She told officers she was on crack. Police cited her for possessing drug abuse instruments and gave her a court date. Oct. 6: Officers investigating a suspicious person report met a 19 year old Ravenna man. He gave his information and agreed to a search of his person and bag. A records check showed an active Portage County Sheriff’s Office warrant. Inside his bag, an officer found seven small clear plastic bags of white powder. The man admitted it was cocaine, and a field test confirmed it. Police completed a possession of drugs complaint, a fifth degree felony, and served it at the justice center. Sheriff’s deputies took custody on the misdemeanor warrant a short time later. OVI and traffic stop Sept. 30: An officer on patrol saw a vehicle heading west on East Main Street fail to stop at the marked stop bar at Chestnut Street. The vehicle then crossed the double yellow line near King Street. The officer made a traffic stop. The officer noted a moderate odor of alcohol, watery and bloodshot eyes and severely slurred speech. The driver, a 65 year old Deerfield man, was arrested after field sobriety tests. After the state’s BMV form was read to him, he refused a chemical test at 2 a.m. He was cited for OVI, a first degree misdemeanor, along with marked lanes and signal light violations. Police released him to a sober party and gave him a mandatory court date. Juvenile and underage drinking cases Oct. 2: Police charged a juvenile with making false alarms, a first degree misdemeanor. The incident happened Sept. 29 at Brown Intermediate School. The juvenile told