Youngstown, OHIO

March 5, 2008 - Angela J. Jones, 39, a volunteer freshman Chaney High School cheerleading coach, will be going to trial on charges of misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest, obstructing official business, failure to disperse and misconduct at an emergency. The felony charge of assault on a police officer was dismissed when the officer could not identify her at the preliminary.

She was arrested at the school Oct. 4, 2007, after police used pepper spray to disperse a crowd of 400 students who were starting to fight. Jones is accused of arguing with police who were trying to disperse the crowd and telling students to not respond to officers’ commands.

A jury trial is scheduled for April 1.

Apr 2 - Three police officers testified at the trial that will resume tomorrow.