Brooklyn L. King

A Jamestown man caught stealing gasoline from a town of Carroll residence then leading police on a brief vehicle pursuit earlier this month is facing a host of charges.

Brooklyn L. King, already jailed on an unrelated burglary incident, was charged by the Carroll Police Department following the Jan. 12 incident.

In a news release, Carroll police said it received word of a man who was allegedly stealing gas from an Ivory Road residence. It was later learned that the 21-year-old King had entered a barn behind the residence and was attempting to remove gas from a chainsaw to put into a gas can.

“King was directed to put the can down, and at that point he ran,” Carroll police said. “King was able to get into his vehicle and flee the scene. King backed his vehicle into a pickup truck parked in the driveway, causing extensive damage.”

Officers and troopers with the New York State Police pursued the Jamestown man for several minutes before calling off the chase “for the safety of the public.”

King, known by the department, was picked up by the Jamestown Police Department on unrelated charges. In that incident, according to Jamestown police, King allegedly entered a property Jan. 13 on the north side of the city and took items.

The 21-year-old was taken into custody following a brief pursuit.

For the town of Carroll incident, King is facing charges of third-degree burglary, petit larceny, fourth-degree criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle and reckless driving. He is scheduled to appear in Carroll Town Court later.

For the Jamestown incident, King is facing charges of second-degree burglary, third-degree criminal trespass, petit larceny, second-degree obstructing governmental administration and third-degree attempted criminal mischief.