Buffalo man arraigned for stealing truck, fleeing officers in Tonawanda
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man is facing several charges for allegedly stealing a pickup truck and then fleeing police officers in Tonawanda on Monday night, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s office.
Kahill Reeves, 20, is accused of stealing a Ford F-150 truck out of a driveway on Dupont Avenue just after 7:45 p.m. Monday.
While police were investigating, they allegedly observed Reeves get into the truck at another residence on the 1400 block of Sheridan Drive, drive at a high rate of speed and hit an occupied police car. He is then accused of driving through a front lawn and then traveling on Sheridan to avoid police.
He was taken into custody following a short pursuit.
Reeves is charged with the following:
attempted assault on a peace officer, police officer, fireman or emergency medical services professional, one count
first-degree reckless endangerment, one count
third-degree grand larceny, one count
first-degree unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, one count
fourth-degree grand larceny, one count
third-degree criminal mischief, one count
third-degree unlawful fleeing of a police officer in a motor vehicle, one count
third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, one count
reckless driving, one count
numerous vehicle and traffic violations
If convicted of the highest charge, he faces up to seven years in prison.
Reeves already has several criminal cases against him.
He will be arraigned later this week on charges related to allegedly stealing property from a locker at a fitness facility on McKinley Parkway in Tonawanda last month.
He is also facing charges in connection to three different incidents in 2023, including one where he is accused of being the passenger of a stolen vehicle in November.
In 2022, Reeves was sentenced to 18 months in jail as a youthful offender after he was arrested eight times in a span of 52 days, several of which were related to stolen vehicles.
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