A Jamestown couple connected to a standoff on Victoria Avenue this summer has been arrested on federal drug charges.

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced that a federal grand jury has indicted Jensen Vazquez, 38, and Kylah Seiberg, 29, on charges of narcotics conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more than fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute 50 grams. grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and use and maintenance of a drug involved premises. The charges carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Evan K. Glaberson, who is handling the case, said that according to the indictment and a previously filed complaint, in August Vazquez, who is currently out on federal supervision, falsely informed his officer his probation that he is changing residence and moving to a room on Victoria Avenue in Jamestown with another person. Vazquez actually moved in with Seiberg.

In the early morning hours of August 17, Jamestown police received a 911 call requesting emergency assistance for a serious head injury at a Victoria Avenue residence. Paramedics found a victim lying in a pool of blood at the bottom of a staircase and appeared to have been shot. The investigation remains ongoing.

The victim survived and told police that shortly before the shooting, an individual known as “Billy” had purchased a firearm from Vazquez. Shortly after first responders arrived, officers found Vazquez walking down the stairs from an upper apartment. Officers also encountered Seiberg sitting on the side porch. Vazquez claimed to police that his e-bike appeared to have been stolen, suggesting the stolen e-bike was connected to the shooting.

Investigators subsequently executed a search warrant at the Victoria Avenue residence, recovered the electric bicycle, quantities of methamphetamine, fentanyl and xylazine, cocaine, drug paraphernalia, handgun magazines and ammunition, investigators also recovered a 9 mm handgun from Seiberg’s vehicle, of the same caliber as the bullet that shot the victim.

Vazquez and Seiberg left the residence before the search warrant was completed, hiding out in Jamestown for two days before fleeing to Florida and remaining at large as of September 3.

After losing the keys to Seiberg’s vehicle in Florida, they stole another vehicle, driving it back to Jamestown.

On Sept. 3, investigators received information that people were at the residence on Victoria Avenue. Officers arrived and encountered Seiberg, who was taken into custody. While they were looking for Vazquez, Seiberg tried to escape out of a second-story window. When confronted by the uniformed officers, she climbed back into the apartment and refused to come out. Seiberg was eventually taken back into custody, and Vazquez was later found hiding in isolation in the attic.

Investigators also recovered approximately 65 grams of fentanyl. Later, after complaining of stomach pains, Seiberg was treated at a local hospital while in police custody and was found to be in possession of more than seven grams of fentanyl in a plastic bag hidden inside her body.

The indictment is the result of an investigation by the Jamestown Police Department, under the direction of Chief Timothy Jackson, Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Frank Tarentino, and the United States Probation Office, under the direction. of Chief Probation Officer Timothy C. Englerth.