Buffalo, NY (WBEN) An 18 year old Buffalo teen who took part in a restorative justice program has found himself arrested 8 times since December 31st, facing 40 charges. A judge has revoked his release.
Erie County DA John Flynn filed a motion to request Kahlil Reeves be held without bail as he is accused of committing additional crimes following his arraignment on multiple pending cases while being released on his own recognizance as all of the charges are non-qualifying offenses for bail. Judge Kenneth Case granted the motion and Reeves is now remanded in four of the cases.
Flynn says the first arrest came on New Year's Eve, when a victim called 911 after seeing their vehicle being driven by unknown individual in the area of Doat Street and Bailey Avenue in Buffalo, reported stolen from the Town of Cheektowaga. A Buffalo Police patrol officer saw the stolen vehicle being driven on Genesee Street and attempted to initiate a traffic stop. Flynn says Reeves refused to pull over and crashed into a parked car on Suffolk Street near LaSalle Avenue. He was issued an appearance ticket.
Reeves was arraigned on one count of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree (Class "E" felony) and one count of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (Class "A" misdemeanor) before Buffalo City Court Judge Kevin J. Keane on January 21, 2022. He was released on his own recognizance as the charges are non-qualifying offenses for bail. A felony hearing was scheduled for February 3, 2022, but Flynn says Reeves did not appear.
Reeves was arrested again on January 11th when Flynn says a Buffalo Police patrol officer saw Reeves driving a stolen vehicle on Keystone Avenue, reported stolen from the Town of Cheektowaga. When the vehicle stopped, Flynn says Reeves and the other occupants tried to run away to evade arrest. Reeves was apprehended on Wex Street after a brief chase. He was issued an appearance ticket.
Reeves was arraigned on one count of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree (Class "E" felony) and one count of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (Class "A" misdemeanor) before Buffalo City Court Judge Kevin J. Keane on January 21, 2022. He was released on his own recognizance as the charges are non-qualifying offenses for bail. A felony hearing was scheduled for February 3, 2022, but again, Flynn says Reeves did not appear.
The third alleged crime happened the next night, when Flynn says a Buffalo Police patrol officer saw Reeves sitting in the driver's seat of a stolen vehicle parked on East Amherst Street, reported stolen the day before from a residence in Town of Tonawanda after the owner left the vehicle running without the key inside. Officers say they found the victim's credit card inside Reeve's pants pocket, which had reportedly been used at a gas station after the vehicle was stolen. Reeves is also accused of providing a false name to the officer. He was issued an appearance ticket.
Reeves was arraigned on two counts of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree (Class "E" felonies), one count of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (Class "A" misdemeanor), and one count of False Personation (Class "B" misdemeanor) before Judge Keane on January 21, 2022. He was released on his own recognizance as the charges are non-qualifying offenses for bail. A felony hearing was scheduled for February 3, 2022, but again, Flynn says Reeves did not appear.
The fourth alleged crime occurred on January 20, 2022, when a Buffalo Police patrol officer says he saw Reeves driving a stolen vehicle on East Delavan Avenue near East End Avenue, which had been reported stolen from Amherst the day before. When the officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop, Flynn says Reeves drove off at a high-rate of speed through city streets. He is accused of leading police officers on pursuit, speeding, swerving into oncoming traffic, and causing a crash with another vehicle on East Delavan Avenue near Roma Avenue. The force of the collision caused the vehicle driven by Reeves to flip over and totaled the other vehicle. He was arrested and held pending his arraignment.
Reeves was arraigned on one count of Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree (Class "D" felony), one count of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree (Class "E" felony), one count of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fifth Degree (Class "A" misdemeanor), and one count of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (Class "A" misdemeanor) before Judge Keane on January 21, 2022. He was released on his own recognizance as the charges are non-qualifying offenses for bail. A felony hearing was scheduled for February 3, 2022, but again, Reeves did not appear, according to Flynn.
The fifth alleged crime occurred on February 1, when Flynn says Reeves stole a vehicle that was parked outside of a residence in the Town of Tonawanda. The owner left the vehicle running in the driveway without the keys inside. The victim saw his vehicle being backed out of the driveway and ran after it. When the vehicle shut off, Flynn says Reeves and a 17-year-old co-defendant ran off with the victim's girlfriend's designer backpack that contained a designer wallet, six credit cards, cash and a pair of Apple Airpods. Flynn says the pair tried to flee by obtaining a ride from a rideshare driver. Officers located the suspects, who allegedly matched the description provided by the victim, entering the rideshare driver's vehicle. Both were arrested and the stolen items were recovered.
Reeves was arraigned on one count of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree (Class "D" felony), one count of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree (Class "E" felony), six counts of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree (Class "E" felonies), one count of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle and one count of Petit Larceny (Class "A" misdemeanors) before Town of Tonawanda Court Justice Daniel T. Cavarello on February 2, 2022. He was released under supervision.
Reeves was scheduled to return on Monday, February 28, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. for a felony hearing, but he did not appear because he was in custody in Niagara County. Judge Cavarello modified the defendant's bail to $10,00 cash, bond or partially secured bond. Reeves is scheduled to Monday, March 28, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.
The 17-year-old male adolescent offender was charged with one count of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. He is scheduled to return on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. before Youth Part Judge Kelly Brinkworth.
The sixth alleged crime occurred on February 7, 2022, when Buffalo Police officers saw Reeves and two co-defendants sleeping inside of a stolen vehicle that was parked on Colvin and Crescent Avenues, reported stolen overnight from the Town of Tonawanda after the keys had been left inside.
Reeves and the two co-defendants, 18-year-old Gemani Maston and 18-year-old Jajuan Hunt, were each charged with one count of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree (Class "E" felony), one count of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fifth Degree (Class "A" misdemeanor) and one count of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (Class "A" misdemeanor). Reeves was given an appearance ticket to be arraigned on Friday, February 25, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. Flynn says Reeves failed to appear as the Court was notified that he was in custody in Niagara County. The matter was adjourned to Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.
The seventh alleged crime occurred on February 17, 2022, when Buffalo Police officers responded to Cordova Avenue for the report of a suspicious vehicle and say they found Reeves in possession of a stolen vehicle. The vehicle had been reported stolen from the Bailey-Kensington area without the key inside.
Reeves was charged with one count of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fifth Degree and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (Class "A" misdemeanors). He was given an appearance ticket to be arraigned in Buffalo City Court on Monday, February 28, 2022. The matter was adjourned to Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.
The eighth alleged crime occurred on February 21, when Amherst Police were investigating the report of larcenies from parked vehicles in the area of Florence Lane and Glenhaven Drive. A patrol officer says he saw a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle, on East Summerset Lane. When the officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop, Flynn says Reeves refused to pull over and sped off into Niagara County where he was apprehended.
Reeves was charged with one count of Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree (Class "D" felony), one count of Unlawfully Fleeing a Police Officer in the Third Degree, one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and one count of Reckless Endangerment in the Second Degree (Class "A" misdemeanors). He was given an appearance ticket to be arraigned in Amherst Town Court. The arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday, March 9, 2022 before Amherst Town Court Justice Kara Buscaglia.
"Prior to allegedly committing these crimes, the defendant was one of the first participants in our office's restorative justice program for eligible adolescent offenders pending prosecution in Youth Part. Our office consented to the dismissal of the charge against the adolescent offender after he successfully completed the program. Therefore, our office cannot comment on the case as it has been sealed by operation of law," Flynn.
Reeves is now scheduled to return on Monday, March 14, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. for a felony hearing on the initial four cases before Buffalo City Court Judge Heneghan.
