Woman in accessible parking spot faces drug charges

BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – A woman who told police she was parked in an accessible parking spot for the WiFi is now facing felony drug charges.

According to a police report, officers were called to a fast-food restaurant on Market Street in Boardman at about 4:30 p.m. Monday on reports of a woman “shooting up” in the parking lot.

When officers arrived, they found the suspected vehicle in an accessible parking spot.

The woman, later identified as 22-year-old Emily Montalvo, walked out of the restaurant and told officers the car was hers. When asked why she was parked in the spot, Montalvo said she needed to be close to the restaurant’s WiFi, the report said.

While Montalvo was retrieving identification from her purse for the parking citation, the officer said he saw a burned spoon and questioned her about it. Montalvo said the purse was not hers, according to the police report.

According to the police report, a search of Montalvo’s purse uncovered baggies of gray, orange, white, blue and brown powder; a white crystal substance; marijuana; clonazepam; burned spoons; glass pipes; straws; a digital scale and 15 used needles.

At one point, Montalvo told officers, “Be careful, there might be fentanyl,” the police report said.

Montalvo is charged with felony and misdemeanor drug possession. Court records did not list a citation for the handicapped parking.

A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for July 23.

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