BUFFALO, NY – A 15-year-old male was one of three people arrested this week for their alleged involvement in a police pursuit that spanned several neighborhoods in the City of Buffalo earlier this week.
“It is alleged that on Monday, May 9, 2022, at approximately 12:30 p.m., Buffalo Police attempted to initiate a traffic stop of the vehicle in the area of Main and Utica streets. The pursuit began when the driver allegedly refused to stop,” the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement. “It is further alleged that as the suspect vehicle was traveling northbound on Delaware Avenue, the backseat passenger allegedly pointed what appeared to be a handgun in the direction of the police patrol vehicle. The pursuit continued from the area of Main Street onto the Kensington Expressway and the Scajaquada Expressway and into the city’s West Side.”
The driver is accused of failing to stop at stop signs along Richmond Avenue before the pursuit ended on Oxford Avenue near West Ferry Street. No weapon was recovered.
Erie County District Attorney General said the following individuals were charged:
The accused driver of the vehicle, 21-year-old Jalon T. Caddele of Buffalo, was arraigned morning before Buffalo City Court Judge Shannon A. Heneghan on one count of Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle in the Third Degree, one count of Reckless Driving (Class “A” misdemeanors) and two Vehicle and Traffic Law violations for driving without a license and failure to stop at stop signs.
His co-defendant, 18-year-old Jayda K. Caddele of Buffalo, who was allegedly sitting in the backseat during the incident, was also arraigned yesterday morning before Judge Heneghan on one count of Menacing a Police Officer or Peace Officer (Class “D” felony).
A 15-year-old male co-defendant from Buffalo was charged with one count of Obstruction of Governmental Administration (Class “A” misdemeanor). Due to the age of the accused, the case will be adjudicated in Family Court.