- June 17, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Marsha Simonds just wanted the illegally parked car to be moved from the Greenfield lot that she owns.
But when the business woman demanded its removal, she said, she wound up slammed on the hood of her car, handcuffed and thrown in the back of a Pittsburgh police car. Then she was hit with a pair of disorderly conduct charges.
The August 2019 altercation followed a long-simmering dispute between Simonds and the magistrate judge whose office encroaches on her lot. She said those visiting the court park often illegally there.
The incident came to a head June 7 when an Allegheny County Common Pleas Court judge threw out the case against Simonds, citing lack of evidence.
Simonds and her attorney, Todd Hollis, believe that what happened at Magistrate Judge James Hanley Jr.’s office with the Pittsburgh police, reflects an abuse of authority.
“It doesn’t matter who he is,” Hollis said. “If you’re a judge, police officer or attorney, that…
