YOUNGSTOWN A Warren woman who was arrested after a miscarriage and the police and hospital employees she is suing are offering different accounts of the events, according to documents filed in federal court this week.

Defendants in a civil lawsuit have filed answers to claims made by nursing student Brittany Watts, who, in a complaint recently amended to add more defendants, claims she was arrested and charged with a felony after hospital staff and police fabricated evidence against her.

She alleges that she went to St. Joseph Warren Hospital twice after experiencing pain and bleeding at about 21 weeks of pregnancy.

According to her complaint, she was diagnosed with a dangerous condition called placental abruption but was denied timely and appropriate medical care despite being at risk of serious infection or death. Watts claims she went home untreated and later miscarried in a toilet.

After returning to the hospital for a third time, Watts alleges that a nurse and other staff members conspired with a Warren police detective, Nicholas Carney, to report her to the police.

Watts claims she was interrogated by the nurse and detective while hooked up to IVs in her hospital bed. She alleges that they created false reports and notes, which led to her arrest for felony abuse of a corpse. A grand jury later declined to indict Watts.

In their own court filings, the City of Warren and Officer Carney denied Watts’s claims of conspiracy or fabricated evidence. They acknowledged that a criminal investigation took place and that Watts was arrested, but they maintain that the interrogation was consensual and that they had probable cause to pursue the case.

The hospital defendants, including Bon Secours Mercy Health, St. Joseph Warren Hospital, and several employees, also denied Watts's claims. They acknowledge that Watts was diagnosed with a pregnancy complication, but state that she twice left the hospital against medical advice.

They claim that her decision to leave the hospital released them from liability. They also admit that a nurse called the police after a staff member documented a statement from Watts about placing the fetus in a bucket.

Both the hospital and police defendants are arguing that Watts’s lawsuit should be dismissed, claiming that any harm she suffered was the result of her own actions or other factors.

They also argue that their actions are protected by immunity, which shields government employees and individuals who report potential crimes in good faith.

Women’s and reproductive rights groups from around the country have voiced support for Watts.