A Michigan man who led law enforcement on a high speed chase from Lewiston to near Dunkirk back in March was sentenced to home confinement. U.S. Attorney Trini Ross announced Wednesday that 27-year-old Donyell Williams, who was convicted of high-speed flight from an immigration checkpoint, was sentenced to serve six months home confinement and two years probation by a federal judge.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Mango, who handled the case, stated that on March 5, at approximately 9:54 p.m., Williams was driving a Jeep Commander with Ohio license plates on the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge in Niagara County. Co-defendant Johnny Greer, 19, was a passenger in the vehicle. As the defendants drove towards the Lewiston Port of Entry, they failed to stop for federal inspection despite numerous stop signs posted by Customs and Border Protection. Williams instead proceeded to accelerate through a commercial truck lane and then drove around a tire-deflating strip. While being pursued by CBP officers and the New York State Police, Williams drove on the I-190 south to I-90 west at speeds ranging from 95-110 MPH. A few hours later, at approximately 12:30 a.m. on March 6, the Jeep Commander was located on the side of the road on I-90 between Dunkirk and Westfield, and Williams and Greer were arrested.
Greer was previously convicted and sentenced to serve six months in prison.
