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City police announced Wednesday that charges have been filed against Jensen Vazquez, 38, and Kylah Seiberg, 29, both of Jamestown, after an attempt to charge the two as a result of a shooting investigation lasting several weeks has now also opened a drug trafficking investigation. The address – 84 Victoria Ave., Jamestown – is also the site of an Aug. 17 shooting.

On Tuesday at 12:42 p.m., Jamestown Police were dispatched to 84 Victoria Avenue for a report of a burglary. Officers were advised that unknown individuals were present in one of the apartments.

The house is the same location where a shooting occurred on August 17, in which a man was shot and taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police gave an update on the man's condition on Wednesday and said he is expected to survive.

As part of that investigation, officers executed a search warrant for the upstairs apartment at 84 Victoria Avenue and a vehicle associated with one of the apartment's residents. During the search, investigators found 111.9 grams of methamphetamine, 23.3 grams of powder cocaine, 9.4 grams of crack, 66.5 grams of fentanyl, and a 9mm handgun. No charges were filed at the time the search warrant was executed because the apartment's residents, identified by police as Kylah Seiberg and Jensen Vazquez, fled the scene.

Jensen Vazquez

As the investigation into the burglary continued, it was discovered that Seiberg and Vazquez had returned to the residence nearly two weeks later. Seiberg was arrested fairly quickly by patrol, but Vazquez refused to leave the residence. It was reported that Vazquez had armed himself with a firearm and part of the residence was barricaded, making it difficult to enter the home. The Jamestown Police Department SWAT team was called to the scene to assist in the arrest of Vazquez, as he currently has a warrant out of the U.S. District Court of Western New York for violating his federal probation. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office also responded with their SWAT team to assist. After several hours and the use of chemical munitions to get Vazquez to surrender peacefully, he continued to refuse to leave the residence. The Jamestown SWAT team eventually entered the apartment after Judge John LaMancuso of the Jamestown Municipal Court issued a search warrant. Police report: Vazquez was found by SWAT personnel hiding under the insulation and floorboards of the attic and was arrested without further incident. As he left the scene, Vazquez uttered several obscene slurs toward passersby who saw him walking in handcuffs under police escort. A further search of the apartment revealed 65.3 grams of fentanyl in the same area where Vazquez was found by police.

Vazquez was taken to the city jail and held until he could be arraigned on five counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia, and second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Seiberg was also taken into custody but was only charged with what was found in the search warrant dated August 17, 2024. She is being held in the Jamestown city jail until she is arraigned on two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, four counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia, and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

The investigation into the August 17 shooting incident and assault is ongoing. Any information can be directed to Jamestown Police at 716-483-7537 or the anonymous tip line at 716-483-8477.

The Jamestown Police Department was assisted throughout the investigation by the Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office, Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, Chautauqua County Emergency Services and Paramedics, Jamestown Fire Department, New York State Police, and the Chautauqua County Forensic Investigation Team.

VAZQUEZ: Previous standoff and flight allegations

Kylah Seiberg

Vazquez was also involved in a standoff in March 2023 after city police learned of Vazquez's whereabouts after discovering the city man was wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service on a federal parole warrant.

Officers set up a cordon around the residence and learned that Vasquez was in a bedroom and “could be armed with a weapon.” After more than six hours in total, Vasquez and a 25-year-old Jamestown woman left the home and were charged. An investigation revealed that Vasquez was allegedly in possession of a rifle. Vazquez was charged with fourth-degree illegal possession of a weapon and second-degree obstruction of government.

In July 2021, a federal grand jury indicted Vasquez on a charge of escape from custody. The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. According to the indictment, Vasquez was sentenced to five years in prison in 2018 following his conviction on federal drug charges. On April 28, 2021, Vazquez escaped from the Community Resources for Justice, Lighthouse Buffalo Residential Reentry Center. The U.S. Marshals Service took Vasquez back into custody on May 21, 2021.

Drug offenses earlier this year

Seiberg was charged in February following a drug investigation in the area of ​​Falconer and Grant Streets in Jamestown after the Jamestown Police Department's K-9 unit and violence suppression unit conducted a traffic stop for observed violations. During the course of the investigation, the occupants of the vehicle, one of whom was allegedly Seiberg, were found to be in possession of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, a quantity of cash and a throwing star.

SWAT vehicles are seen outside a home at 84 Victoria Avenue in Jamestown on Tuesday.

Officers also discovered that Seiberg had a prior felony conviction, which led to her being charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Seiberg was additionally charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Seiberg was also charged in 2019 after she was allegedly involved in an incident in Sinclairville in which another person was stabbed in the face. The victim stated that two people broke into her home and stabbed her in the face before fleeing in a vehicle. The vehicle was stopped a short time later by New York State Police on Route 60 in Ellicott. Seiberg was charged with first-degree burglary, second-degree assault and third-degree criminal damage to property.

In October 2018, Seiberg was allegedly found in possession of 5.1 grams of crystal meth and 2.7 grams of marijuana during a traffic stop on South Main Street in Jamestown. She was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana. During a search of the vehicle, officers also found more than an ounce of crystal meth and $4,000 in cash.