POLK, Pa. (EYT) — A woman is facing charges after she allegedly gave police her sister’s name and information during a traffic stop.

Court documents indicate the Polk Borough Police Department filed the following criminal charges against 25-year-old Ariann Naomi Nishnick, of Edinboro:

– False Report — Falsely Incriminate Another, Misdemeanor 2
– Marijuana-Small Amount Personal Use, Misdemeanor
– Use/Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia, Misdemeanor (three counts)
– Driving License Suspended/Revoked Pursuant to Sec 3802/1547B1, Summary
– Head Lamp Requirements, Summary
– Operating Vehicle W/O Valid Inspection, Summary

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 8:30 am on Wednesday, May 2, in front of Magisterial District Judge Matthew T. Kirtland.

On March 27, a subpoena was issued via hand delivery, according to court documents.

Details of the case:

According to a criminal complaint, around 8:11 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, Officer Heller, of the Polk Borough Police Department, was pulling into the Polk Fire Hall parking lot on Main Street when he saw a red-colored Chevrolet Trail Blazer traveling north on Main Street with the driver’s side headlamp out.

Officer Heller got behind the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. He approached the driver’s side of the vehicle and found the female driver upset and “flipping out.” He told the female driver the reason for the stop and asked for her driver’s license, registration, and proof of insurance. She produced the registration and insurance information, looked multiple times for her driver’s license and then told Officer Heller that she couldn’t find it and probably left it somewhere while purchasing cigarettes.

Officer Heller asked the driver for her name and date of birth. She gave him the name Ashley Nishnick. When Officer Heller asked her for the last four digits of her social security number, she said she couldn’t remember. Officer Heller also asked her male passenger for identification. He had none but gave Officer Heller his name, birthday, address, and the last four digits of his social security number.

Officer Heller ran a check on both names and dates of birth. The information for the driver came back as having a suspended license, and the passenger had multiple warrants from Erie and Crawford Counties. Additional officers arrived at the scene to assist Officer Heller.

The female driver signed the citation. Since both the driver and passenger were under suspension, the vehicle was parked, and Officer Heller called for it to be towed. The driver asked to get some personal items out of the center console. As she did, police observed a cup holder with a marijuana stem in it. The officers also noticed an unzipped bag in the center crease on the back seat, with a spoon and a syringe clearly visible.

The driver and the passenger were then placed in custody.

Officers discovered that the zippered bag contained a metal spoon with white residue, two syringes, two Q-tips, a small baggie containing Q-tip ends, and a crinkled up lottery ticket corner. They also found a crinkled up partial sheet of white lined paper with more lottery ticket corners, folded in half, inside, which are commonly used for packaging narcotics, as well as a pipe that looked like a cigarette and contained marijuana residue. They also found a driver’s license for Nishnick.

After the vehicle was towed and both individuals had been picked up, Officer Heller received a call from Nishnick’s mother. She told Officer Heller that after picking up her daughter, Ariann Naomi Nishnick, her daughter told her that she had given her sister Ashley’s name to the police, so she wouldn’t get into trouble.

A closer look at the driver’s license found that it belonged to Ariann Nishnick, the complaint states.