Woman charged with shooting Cleveland city worker suffers ‘serious stroke’ in jail: 19 Investigates

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – 19 Investigates has learned the woman accused of shooting a Cleveland city employee last month has suffered a “serious stroke” while in custody.

According to the attorney representing Aisha Schwartz, the 39-year-old Lakewood woman had a stroke this week which has caused “significant deficits in her mobility and cognitive abilities.”

Schwartz faces multiple felony charges in connection with the April 18 shooting at a city maintenance facility on East 65th St.

She was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday morning but the case was continued.

Attorney Clarissa Smith said Schwartz is currently being treated at MetroHealth Medical Center and will need to undergo intensive rehabilitation at a long-term healthcare facility.

Smith filed a motion for an emergency bond modification asking the court to lower her client’s $75,000 bond “in light of the significant change in [Schwartz’s] health and ability to care for herself.”

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Andrew Santoli granted the request and set a $25,000 personal bond, which was posted by Schwartz on Thursday.

She must also wear a GPS monitor and was ordered not to have contact with victims.

Investigators said Schwartz followed 57-year-old Reginald Smith to work on April 18, climbed into his pickup truck while he was still inside, and then took his loaded firearm from his center console.

According to police records, she then said, “I’m going to kill you” and fire three shots at Smith.

One of the bullets hit his right shoulder and then traveled into his esophagus.

Schwartz is also accused of pointing a gun at another man while she tried to steal his car and flee.

She was arrested shortly after the shooting.

A grand jury indicted Schwartz on April 29 on two counts of felonious assault, aggravated robbery, robbery, and tampering with evidence.

Four of the charges carry gun specifications that could increase Schwartz’s prison term if she is convicted.

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