SYRACUSE, NY – There was nothing crooked about a foot pursuit and arrest in Syracuse on Friday except for the barrel of the gun confiscated by police.
According to police, on Friday, at around 2:45 P.M., Officers R. Bebernitz and G. DiPuccio were patrolling the area in and around the 200 block of Mary Street when they came upon two suspicious males, one of which was wanted for questioning in a previous shots fired incident.
“Officers Bebernitz and DiPuccio approached the wanted party, along with the assistance of Officers Dixon and Harriman, who were also on the scene,” police said. “The wanted party, later identified as Savyon Bethea, 20, ignored police commands to stop and fled on foot. Officers gave chase, and Bethea was taken into custody a short time later.”
Police found a loaded, untraceable semi-automatic handgun was found in his pants pocket.
In the end, Bethea was arrested and charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree,