Leominster group home resident arrested for allegedly pushing staff member, kicking firefighter

LEOMINSTER — On Monday, April 13, 2026, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Leominster Police Officer Tyler Labell was dispatched to Alternatives Unlimited, an Open Sky mental health group home at 45 Pearl Street, following a report that Lisa Schilling had pushed a staff member.

(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of Officer Tyler Labell and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)

Officer Labell said that he was familiar with Schilling from multiple prior dealings, including one about an hour earlier that day, when Schilling, 30, called police to report that another resident of the group home, Daniel, had called her a “skank.”

Officer Labell said he told Schilling the alleged name-calling was not a crime and later spoke with house manager Anthony “Tony” Ofosu, who said Schilling had been yelling at him, calling him names, and referring to Daniel as “the Devil.” Ofosu told Officer Labell that he was concerned Schilling could trigger the other residents and showed him a bulletin board in a common area that Schilling had destroyed.

When Officer Labell returned to 45 Pearl Street for the second call, he knocked on the front door, and Ofosu let him in.

“Anthony began explaining what had occurred when I had left,” Officer Labell said. “Anthony showed me a phone that was broken on the floor and stated that Lisa had broke it.”

Ofosu told Officer Labell that Schilling pushed him and then opened the drawer in his office to steal a debit card.

“Anthony is in charge of the residents’ finances, so even though the card is Lisa’s, she is not permitted to have it per house rules,” Officer Labell said.

Officer Labell said that while he was speaking with Ofosu, music inside the house was playing at a very high volume, making it difficult to hear him.

“Lisa came in to where we were speaking, and began shouting,” Officer Labell said. “I advised that I was speaking with Anthony. Lisa stated she was going to go outside for coping exercises.”

Officer Labell told Schilling to turn off the music before going outside because she was disturbing the peace of the other residents.

“I advised Anthony that I would talk to him in a little bit because I wanted to make sure Lisa was not going to take off,” Officer Labell said. “As we walked outside, Anthony began telling me what happened again. Lisa began screaming saying that she did not push Tony.”

Officer Labell said he asked the Leominster Police Department’s street supervisor to respond to the scene to assist. He also requested an ambulance.

“Lisa began screaming that she was not going to the hospital,” Officer Labell said. “I advised Lisa to sit down and calm down. Lisa down for a minute. During that time, Anthony began telling me what happened again.”

At around this time, Lieutenant Sean Ferguson and the ambulance arrived on scene.

“Lisa saw the ambulance and began screaming again. Lisa stated that she needed to go back inside for coping mechanisms,” Officer Labell said. “Lisa had just gone outside for that same reason.”

Officer Labell said Schilling was screaming and otherwise making a scene outside the house at 45 Pearl Street.

“Lisa would not calm down,” Officer Labell said. “I advised Lieutenant Ferguson of the charges that I already have based on what Anthony has told me. Lisa was also having a behavioral health crisis.”

Lieutenant Ferguson advised Officer Labell to place Schilling under arrest and said she would also be transported to the hospital under a Section 12, order, a state law which allows for involuntary hospitalization if a person poses a risk to themselves or others.

Officer Labell said he, Officer Zachary Kinahan, and Lieutenant Ferguson attempted to secure Schilling’s wrists so they could place her in handcuffs.

“Lisa pulled her hands close to her chest. I was holding Lisa’s left wrist and attempted to place the handcuff on it,” Officer Labell said. “Lisa continued to resist, and scream that she was not going to the hospital. Lisa was saying sorry for what she had done. We struggled with Lisa to get the handcuffs on her wrists for a little while, but were eventually able to. Lisa then sat on the porch and would not move. Fire/EMS brought the chair onto the porch to get her to the ambulance. We assisted Lisa into the chair, and after she was strapped, she was able to maneuver out of the chair. We then had to assist Lisa down the stairs.”

Officer Labell held Schilling under her left arm while other responding officers and firefighters supported her under her right arm.

“We were able to get her to the stretcher at the bottom of the stairs,” Officer Labell said. “After she was strapped in the stretcher, she was being loaded onto the ambulance. Lisa attempted to get out of the stretcher. We then had to place handcuffs on the stretcher to keep her from getting off of it. Lisa then kicked firefighter Derek Yanchewski in the shoulder. Lisa was wearing shoes at the time.”

Schilling was then transported to the hospital by fire department personnel. Officer Zachary Kinehan and Officer Labell rode in the ambulance as well.

“Lisa continued to yell and scream,” Officer Labell said. “At the Hospital, I filled out a Section 12.”

Schilling didn’t appear for her arraignment, which was scheduled for April 14, 2026, in Leominster District Court and a default warrant was issued for her arrest.

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Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story took place in April, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to obtain the court documents. FOIAs are time-consuming.

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