Friday, October 24, 2014
Staff report
WARREN
Jeffrey L. Irby, 26, of Youngstown and Fort Wayne, Ind., accused of shooting at a Hubbard police officer Oct. 14, has been indicted by a Trumbull County grand jury on six charges, including felonious assault.
Irby has been held in the Trumbull County jail in lieu of $2.5 million bond since the incident, which occurred on Hager Street after the officer chased him a couple blocks from a traffic stop.
Irby fired three to seven shots, but none of them hit the officer, who ducked for cover, police said.
Irby is likely to be arraigned on the charges later this week. If convicted, he could get more than 15 years in prison.
Police said Irby was the passenger in a car police pulled over by police on West Liberty Street. Irby fled on foot before the confrontation with the officer.
Irby’s other charges are resisting arrest, being a felon in possession of a firearm, improper handling of firearms in a motor vehicle, tampering with evidence and carrying a concealed weapon.
The driver of the car, Jason Duecaster, 30, of Steel Street in Youngstown, is charged with felonious assault even though he was not involved in the shooting. Duecaster stayed with the car after it was pulled over, police said.
He is expected to appear in Girard Municipal Court for a preliminary hearing at 9 a.m. today.