24-03-2025
Nanticoke man charged after ramming police vehicles during chase
A 23-year-old Nanticoke man faces charges after officers said he struck police cars with his vehicle during a high-speed chase after fleeing a traffic stop.
Members of the Lackawanna County Drug Task Force met with a confidential informant Thursday at about 1:50 p.m. to discuss heroin and crack cocaine sales, and the informant told officers about a man identified as 'Brail,' according to the criminal complaint.
Officers conducted surveillance on Monahan Avenue in Dunmore and gave the informant money to purchase drugs, police said.
The suspect — later identified as Jabrail Crumbley — arrived at the location in a Ford Explorer. Then, when the informant exited Crumbley's SUV, officers attempted to stop the vehicle for the narcotics transaction by using emergency lights and sirens with two fully marked patrol units and three unmarked patrol vehicles, according to the criminal complaint.
Crumbley (Courtesy Lackawanna County Central Processing)
Crumbley rammed his vehicle into police cars and led officers on a pursuit that ended on the Casey Highway, officers said.
Throughout the pursuit, Crumbley ran his vehicle into police vehicles three times, according to the complaint. He also drove into oncoming traffic at speeds exceeding 100 mph, officers said.
Crumbley was treated by medical personnel on scene and refused further treatment, police said.
A Dunmore police officer suffered minor injuries and was sent to a hospital for evaluation after the chase led to a three-vehicle crash, according to the complaint.
Officers obtained a search warrant for the vehicle after smelling a strong odor of marijuana, and found marijuana, codeine liquid, drug paraphernalia, packaging materials and three cellphones, along with the money used in the drug transaction, police said.
The informant also turned over crack cocaine and heroin to police from the drug transaction, officers said.
Police charged Crumbley with aggravated assault, fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, criminal use of a communications facility and related counts.
Additionally, Crumbley was driving with a suspended license stemming from a previous DUI charge, police said.
As of Monday, Crumbley remained jailed at Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $200,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 3 at 9 a.m.
