JP Man Held On $500K Bail For Allegedly Firing At Police In Boston

JAMAICA PLAIN, MA — Over the weekend Police arrested a Jamaica Plain man who shot at them during a traffic stop in Mattapan and then gave chase. On Monday he was held on a $500,000 bail, according to reports.

At about 12:30 a.m., on Saturday, July 1, members of the Boston Police Youth Violence Strike Force were on patrol in the area of Blue Hill Ave and Deering Road in Mattapan when officers saw an man riding past them on a dark-colored scooter without a helmet, police said.

Police said they made U-turn in an effort to catch up to the scooter, but when they got to the intersection of Deering Road and Wellington Hill and pulled up behind the scooter, someone started shooting at them from the sidewalk.

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Officers jumped out of their cruiser and ran after the man they believed had been shooting at them. While chasing after him they repeatedly told the man, later identified as Kristopher Jordan, 30, of JP, to drop his weapon.

He didn't.

Officers said they chased Jordan up and over a fence behind 60 Deering Road where they were able to take him to the ground and into police custody after a brief tussle. Police found a loaded firearm in the yard after they secured Jordan and said they believed it was used by the suspect to shoot at the officers.

Officers arrested Jordan, and charged him with Assault by Means of a Dangerous Weapon (Gun), Discharging a Firearm within 500 Feet of a Dwelling, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Loaded Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition and Second and Subsequent Unlawful Possession of Loaded Firearm.

At his arraignment Monday in Dorchester the DA said he was held on $500,000 bail, according to the AP.

The Boston Globe reported that Jordan's attorney says officers never saw a weapon in his hand and Jordan has no motive.

Police Commissioner William Evans said he was impressed by the split-second decision making, courage and selflessness displayed by the officers.

"The fact that none of my officers was injured during this incident is miraculous. The fact that the suspect in this case thought it was okay to point a gun and fire at a police officer is nothing short of mind-boggling and should be disturbing to every member of our community," he said in a statement the police posted to their blog.

This isn't the first time Jordan has been accused of running away from police and tried to toss a gun. In 2011, Jordan allegedly ran away from cops on a routine patrol. Along his path of flight, police found a loaded .380 caliber Beretta with the serial number obliterated, Patch's Chris Helms reported at the time.

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