Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 45-year-old Jeremy E. Page of Orchard Park was arraigned yesterday afternoon before Orchard Park Town Justice Dean S. Puleo on one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree (Class “C” violent felony), one count of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree (Class “E” felony) and one count of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle in the Third Degree (Class “A” misdemeanor).

It is alleged that on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at approximately 1:12 a.m., Orchard Park Police responded to Webster Road near Southwestern Boulevard after receiving 911 calls about shots fired by the defendant who fled in a vehicle. Officers allegedly found the suspect vehicle unoccupied nearby. Additional law enforcement agencies responded to assist in the search of the area. Investigators allegedly found a handgun near the abandoned vehicle.

The defendant was located later that morning on South Park Avenue in the City of Buffalo. It is further alleged that the defendant stole a dump truck from a business in Orchard Park and drove the vehicle, without the owner’s permission, to Buffalo.  

Page is scheduled to return on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. for a felony hearing. Bail was set at $25,000 cash, bond or property.

If convicted of the highest charge, Page faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.

DA Flynn commends the Orchard Park Police Department Police for their work in the investigation as well as Town of Hamburg Police Department, West Seneca Police Department, Erie County Sheriff’s Office and the New York State Police for their assistance.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Andrew S. Criado of the Felony Trials Bureau.  

As are all persons accused of a crime, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.