A man with an unloaded BB gun sent Batavia police on a late night search for a subject with "a handgun" in the area of Chestnut and Kibbe streets last night.
Jason P. Wickson, 27, of Orleans Ave., Batavia, was arrested after a brief foot pursuit through the Kibbe Park neighborhood on the south side of the city.
It was only after Wickson was arrested that officers discovered the gun he allegedly brandished shortly after midnight was an unloaded BB gun.
Wickson was charged with menacing and obstructing governmental administration.
Police say Wickson displayed the gun "in an attempt to place another in fear."
The pursuit began when police officers arrived at 7 Chestnut and reportedly ordered Wickson to "show his hands." Wickson allegedly turned and ran.
Wickson ran from yard-to-yard in the area of Kibbe and South Jackson, eventually being taken into custody in a residential backyard without further incident.
Wickson was arraigned this morning and sent to jail on $5,000 bail.
Officers responding to the scene were E.E. Bolles, Dan Coffey and Lt. G.Q. Steele.
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