A 29-year-old woman admitted to Boardman police that she injected herself with heroin in the parking lot of Boardman Court, 8110 Market St., about 5:00 p.m. on Thurs., Feb. 28.
      Mahoning County Dep. Jon Persing, working a court detail, said he was notified by a concerned citizen there was an unconscious female in the parking lot of the court. The woman was unresponsive and showing no signs of life, Dep. Persing said.
      Samantha Irene Sisco, of 204 State Line Rd., Enon Valley, Pa., “was not breathing, her eyes had rolled to the back of her head, her skin had turned a gray/ashen color and her lips had turned purple,” Ptl Evan Beil said.
      Due to her grave condition, Sisco was immediately transported by ambulance to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Boardman, Ptl. Beil said.
      Police said they also spoke with a female who identified herself at 25-year-old Charitey Riggs, who according to Officer Beil, said she is an employee (technician) at Parkman Addiction Services. According to court records, Riggs, of 102 Woodview Ave., was at the court for a hearing on a driving under suspension charge lodged against her.
      “Riggs advised that Sisco is a heroin addict and Sisco had been driving her car because she thought Sisco was clean and doing better,” Officer Beil said.
      Ptl. Beil also went to St. Elizabeth Hospital where Sisco had regained consciousness and admitted to shooting up heroin in the parking lot of the court.
      Police did not indicate Sisco made any comments about where she obtained the drugs she had injected.
      Inside a purse found near Sisco, police found a syringe, a burnt spoon, a ‘one-hitter’ ceramic pipe, and chore boy, Officer Beil said.