BOARDMAN — Police arrested a woman after at least a three-hour standoff Sunday night.

Neighbors said the woman has been a problem for years, and court records show she has a lengthy history of interactions with law enforcement.

Stephanie C. Woodland, 41, of 3906 Arden Ave. was charged with two felony counts, inducing panic and obstructing official business, after the Boardman Police SWAT team surrounded her home about 8 p.m. Sunday.

“We had several calls throughout the day at the residence,” said police Chief Todd Werth. “The situation continued to escalate and, out of an abundance of caution, we brought in our tactical team. We had negotiators on the scene, and ultimately were able to resolve the situation.”

Werth said police tried to negotiate with the woman for several hours, and ultimately made entry on a search warrant. Werth said police had responded to complaints at least three times throughout the day before SWAT showed up.

About 2:30 p.m., officers showed up after one neighbor said Woodland, who also is black, was screaming slurs at him and his son to the point that they were afraid to exit their home. Police noted that she had a machete strapped to her waist and at least three other smaller knives on her.

The report said she refused to speak with them, shouted racial slurs at them, and slammed the door in their faces. They noted that Woodland’s 6-year-old daughter was in the house, and when asked by police if she felt safe, she answered too quietly for them to hear.

About half an hour later, they returned to the house with a supervisor At least two neighbors expressed concerns to police about her behavior, one saying she understands that Woodland suffers from mental ailments, but she fears for the safety of her children.

Police returned again at 6 p.m., and another neighbor showed them video of Woodland making threats and wildly waving hedge clippers, telling neighbors to “come over! Come over!”

Again she refused to speak to police. The report states that officers were concerned enough for the girl’s safety athat they notified Werth that a tactical team and an arrest warrant were necessary.

Brian Klem, who lives next door, said he called police at least twice Sunday, starting about 1 p.m.

“They know her very well,” he said of the woman’s relationship with police. Klem said he has lived there for about four years and, by his estimation, the police show up at least three times per year. Another neighbor, who asked not to be named, said it’s more like every other month.

Klem said the woman is regularly outside, often yelling at someone on her phone, or shouting at passers-by.

He said he also has repeatedly heard the woman verbally abuse her daughter. He said he sees many men come and go from the house, and that Woodland has been cited by the township for failing to keep up her yard.

He said she sometimes screams obscenities at his house, and once he caught her looking in his front window with a flashlight.

The other neighbor said Woodland routinely blasts music and shouts at them and other neighbors, and his wife often feels uncomfortable going outside.

He said on Sunday, his mother-in-law was visiting, and they all wanted to sit outside and enjoy the new patio swing they’d just bought. But Woodland’s constant yelling made it impossible. He said she was making a commotion most all day.

“It had to have been going on for at least eight hours, with her music blaring and her carrying on,” he said.

Then, about 8 p.m. he saw a police officer in tactical gear in his backyard. He asked what was happening and the officer told him to go back inside.

“Definitely not the nice relaxing Sunday evening we had planned on,” he said. “Thankfully, nothing really happened, no shots were fired. We hope she’ll get the help she needs and the little girl will be OK.”

“We also really hope she’s not coming back here.”

Woodland’s criminal record dates back at least to 2011 in Mahoning County, including convictions that year for disorderly conduct and petty theft. She also has multiple convictions for petty theft in Boardman and Austintown in 2015 and 2016, and a disorderly conduct conviction from 2022.

Mahoning County Boardman Court records have not been updated online, and a representative at the court said they did not have any hearing information about Woodland as of Tuesday afternoon.

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