Just before midnight, Officers Francisco Sanchez and Ryan Hall were
making a pass through the parking lot of the Regal Inn. They were
looking for those involved in illicit activity. The property is well
known to Officers who respond regularly to complaints of trespassing,
prostitution, drug crimes and the like.
Jayvais Patterson
The Officers circled through the rear of the motel and spotted two
young men standing outside. ‘No Trespassing’ signs were posted on
several parts of the building. The Officers asked if the pair had rented
a room. The men ignored them and walked down the driveway. When they
reached the corner of the building, one of the men, Jayvais Patterson
(9-10-1994), of Blake Street in New Haven, slipped on a patch of ice and
fell down.
It seamed that instead of bracing for the fall, Patterson had been
protecting something he had in or under his sweatshirt. The Officers
suspected he may be armed and approached cautiously.Patterson and his associate,
Randy Lee Sullivan (2-25-1990), of Burwell
Street in New Haven, kept on walking. When the Officers asked them to
stop, Patterson again ignored them and picked up his pace.
When the Officers stopped him, Officer Hall discovered what Patterson
had been protecting. It was a loaded “Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle
Works” chrome revolver.
Both Patterson and Sullivan were arrested and charged with criminal
trespassing. Patterson is on Probation. He has neither has a pistol
permit nor any guns registered to him. He was also charged with criminal
possession of a firearm and interfering with a Police Officer. The gun,
which has no available record, was placed into evidence.
Officer David B Hartman, Media Liaison
Office of the Chief
Headquarters
New Haven Police Department
1 Union Avenue
New Haven, CT 06519
Office - 203-946-6285
Department Mobile - 203-589-3238
dhartman@newhavenct.net
