Crime & Safety
Solon Teen Resists Police After Domestic Violence Incident
The following information was supplied by the Solon police department. It does not indicate a conviction
A teenage girl from Solon was arrested and charged with hitting her mother during a domestic dispute that led to her eventually being restrained by Solon police.
According to police, the girl, 17, is accused of punching and slapping her 53-year-old mother in the face on June 14 at about 1:59 a.m in the family's Solon home.
Police say the girl locked herself in the bathroom with an 18-year-old friend but fled the house before police arrived. The report says they were found hiding in a neighbor's yard.
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According to police, the girl was very intoxicated and resisted arrest, including attempting to kick out the back window of the police cruiser and head-butting the divider between the back and front seats.
Police say the girl continued resisting at the police station, so she was placed in a restraining chair until she calmed down. She was later taken to the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center.
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The girl's 18-year-old friend was not charged.
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