An Ohio woman is due in court Friday for allegedly threatening a fire police officer while holding a gun.
Dana Schesventer, 34, was arrested Saturday afternoon following the incident on Route 19 at the on-ramp to the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Cranberry Township.
Schesventer is accused of getting into a verbal argument with Cranberry Township Fire Police Officer James Robinson who was helping direct traffic at the scene of a double fatal accident.
According to a police criminal complaint, Robinson was blocking traffic from getting onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike when Schesventer pulled up, rolled down her window and sated she needed to get on the turnpike. When Robinson told her it was closed, the two allegedly began arguing.
As Schesventer pulled away, the officer allegedly kicked the back corner of her truck, which led to her getting out of the truck and walking towards the officer while holding a loaded pistol.
Robinson told police Schesventer made threatening remarks to him, stating she would “take him on.”
Another motorist witnessed the altercation and called 911. No one was hurt.
Police say Schesventer is a resident of Ravenna, Ohio and did possess a valid concealed carry permit.
She was arrested on misdemeanor charges of making terroristic threats and disorderly conduct. She was arrested and placed in the Butler County Prison on $7,500 bail.
She is set to appear in Cranberry district court for a preliminary hearing on Friday.
Photo: Two drivers were killed in a wrong-way crash on Saturday afternoon on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Cranberry.
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