A Jamestown couple who may be linked to a shooting on Victoria Avenue this summer have been arrested on drug charges.

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

Assistant United States Attorney Evan K. Glaberson, who is handling the case, said that according to the indictment and a previously filed complaint, August Vazquez, who is currently on federal supervised release , falsely informed his supervising probation officer that he was changing residence and moving into 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 following a severe head injury at the 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 is still ongoing.

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

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

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

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

On September 3, investigators received information that people were inside the Victoria Avenue residence. Officers arrived and met with Seiberg, who was taken into custody. As they searched for Vazquez, Seiberg tried to escape by climbing out a second-story window. When confronted by the uniformed officers, she went back inside the apartment and refused to come out. Seiberg was eventually taken back into custody and Vazquez was later found hiding in the attic insulation.

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

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