Shots Fired, West Side Chase Ends In Crash, 4 Arrests

JOLIET, IL — Three 21-year-old Joliet men and a 17-year-old boy were captured by Joliet police Saturday night following a high-speed chase that ended with a crash into another motorist's car at the northeast frontage road near Fiday Road. Eventually, Joliet police say they recovered a loaded gun from the fleeing car and made four arrests.

The four people in the fleeing car were being pursued from a drive-by shooting on Joliet's southeast side, in the 100 block of Fifth Avenue, police said.

Around 5:40 p.m., Joliet police converged on Fifth Avenue after a car was shot up, police said. Other officers later spotted the suspected carload of gunmen near Raynor Avenue and Black Road, reports show.

However, the driver hit the gas and fled the Joliet police officers giving chase.

"Officers pursued the vehicle to the area of Fiday Road and Northeast Frontage Road at which time the fleeing vehicle crashed into a vehicle that was southbound on Northeast Frontage Road. After the crash, three of the four suspects fled the vehicle on foot from officers," reports show.

One of the four remained in the car where he was arrested, Kaiyah Badley, 21, who was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. He was booked into the Will County Jail around 11:30 p.m. He lives in the 600 block of Whitley Avenue.

The other three ran from the police, authorities said, but they didn't get far before Joliet police captured them.

Deshaun Cockream, 21, was arrested on charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by felon and obstructing a peace officer. Cockream was booked into the Will County Jail around 8:45 p.m. Saturday. He lives in the 200 block of Fifth Avenue.

Jacob Schraer, also 21, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by felon and obstructing a peace officer. Schrarer was booked into the Will County Jail around 9:20 p.m. Saturday. He lives in the 1100 block of Helen Avenue.

A 17-year-old boy was taken to the River Valley Justice Center for the offenses of aggravated attempted fleeing/eluding police, obstructing a peace officer, no valid driver’s license, no valid insurance and multiple traffic citations.

"The juvenile driver, Schraer, and Cockream were all placed into custody after a brief foot pursuit. Officers recovered a loaded handgun magazine upon searching the vehicle," police said.

The Joliet frontage road motorist hit by the fleeing carload of shooting suspects was taken to AMITA Health St. Joseph Medical Center with a minor injury, police said.