COHOES, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Cohoes Police Department (CPD) announced on Monday that five people were arrested as a result of a weapon investigation over the weekend. Raesawn Evans, 20, of Cohoes, Jayden Robinson, 18, of Albany, and three minors, ages 16, 15, and 13, all face several felony charges.
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On June 6 around 10 p.m., Cohoes Police responded to Congress Street by White Street following up on multiple calls claiming that two men had been seen exiting a U-Haul van before trying to enter a nearby home, with one of the men brandishing a handgun. Arriving officers found a white U-Haul van driving in the area and conducted a traffic stop near Bedford Street for alleged traffic law violations.
During the stop, police said a 15-year-old from Albany exited the car and tried to flee on foot, but was caught after a brief chase. The vehicle’s driver, later identified as Evans, and the other three occupants, including Robinson, and two teens from Cohoes, 16 and 13, were all then detained without incident.
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Amid the ensuing investigation, CPD reportedly recovered a red, unserialized “ghost gun” loaded with 14 rounds of ammunition within Evans’ car. Evans, Robinson, and the three teens were all taken into custody at the scene on Saturday and were charged with the following offenses:
- Second-degree criminal use of a firearm – possession of a deadly weapon
- Second-degree criminal possession of a weapon – loaded firearm
- Third-degree criminal possession of a weapon – ammunition feeding device
- Fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon – possession of a ghost gun
Evans and Robinson were held at the Albany County Jail on a $100,000 cash bail or $200,000 bail bond following their arraignments in Cohoes City Court. Their next court appearance is set for June 11.
After police made contact with their legal guardians, the three teens, whose names weren’t released due to their ages, were taken to the Capital District Juvenile Secure Detention Facility, with the 13 and 15-year-olds being lodged as pre-arraigned detainees. New York State Police and Green Island Police assisted Cohoes PD with the investigation…