Published: Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Candidate involved in domestic dispute
Police told the pair to stay away from each other.
WARREN — A domestic dispute involving the Republican candidate for Trumbull County commissioner boiled over into Warren G. Harding High School.
Candidate Niki Frenchko filed a domestic violence report Sunday against her husband, high school teacher Andrew S. Tripoulas. On Monday, Tripoulas filed a complaint with police against his wife.
Frenchko is running against Frank Fuda, a Niles Democrat, in the Nov. 7 general election.
According to Monday's complaint, Tripoulas told police that he and his wife have been having marital problems.
Went to school
Tripoulas said Frenchko went into the high school Monday and attempted to drop off their child. Frenchko was escorted off school property by Chuck Thomas, assistant principal.
After school let out, Tripoulas told police, he was driving his car and she was following him in a minivan. Both vehicles touched, causing minor damage to the van.
Police told Frenchko and Tripoulas to stay away from each other. Tripoulas responded that he has moved out of their Mulberry Avenue house and into a motel.
Police noted that Frenchko refused to give police further information to complete the report.
In the report Frenchko filed with police against her husband, she said he attempted to take a video recorder from her while they were home.
Frenchko stated that the two were not arguing or fighting, but he grabbed her arm. Once Tripoulas got hold of the recorder, he broke it and left the house, according to the complaint.
Police noted that Frenchko had no visible injury to her arm.
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