The Associated Press

RAVENNA, Ohio - A woman charged with child endangering after troopers saw her breast-feeding her daughter while driving on the Ohio Turnpike claims the prosecutor has harassed her by piling on more charges.

Catherine Donkers, 29, of Pittsburgh, was arrested May 8 and faces a court appearance in Ravenna on Aug. 6 on charges of failing to comply with a lawful order, obstructing official business, driving while under suspension, improper child restraint and child endangering.

Donkers has said she understood there was a risk in breast-feeding while driving, but she said using a cell phone behind the wheel was riskier.

Donkers, in a complaint sent to the prosecutor by her husband, Brad Barnhill, claims the child endangering and failure to comply charges were added by an assistant prosecutor to intimidate her.

The other charges were filed by troopers who stopped Donkers along the turnpike. The failure to comply charge alleged that she drove for several miles before stopping for troopers at a toll plaza southeast of Cleveland.