A man wanted in connection with a Brooklyn shooting was picked up in the village of Herkimer on Wednesday and has since been turned over to New York City authorities. Local police identified the suspect as Lesley Jemison and said officers took him into custody after locating him in the village on an active attempted-murder warrant, according to local officials.
As reported by the Rome Sentinel, officers arrested Jemison on the warrant Wednesday after finding him in Herkimer. The article notes that the Herkimer Police Department submitted a photo of the suspect to confirm the arrest and reports that Jemison was transferred to the NYPD. The piece, written by Sean I. Mills, cites the local department as the source for details of the apprehension.
Herkimer officers located the suspect
The Herkimer Police Department said its officers handled Jemison’s apprehension and coordinated his handoff to city detectives, according to the Herkimer Police Department. Village police did not release information about the specific location where Jemison was found or whether any force was used during the arrest. Officials instead urged anyone with information to call the department’s non-emergency line.
Transfer to NYPD and next steps
Per the Rome Sentinel, Jemison faces an attempted-murder warrant tied to a Brooklyn shooting and was handed over to NYPD detectives for processing. The coverage notes that officials have not publicly released further details about the alleged shooting or any potential victims. New York City authorities will decide how the case is formally charged and when Jemison will be arraigned.
Why cross-jurisdiction work matters
The New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice tracks monthly totals and trends for city shootings, according to the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice. Those public data help show why city detectives frequently follow leads beyond borough lines when a suspect surfaces elsewhere in the state. In cases like Jemison’s, local arrests followed by transfers to New York City investigators are a routine way agencies coordinate across jurisdictions…