WEBSTER — Police were trying to serve a protective order. The man they were looking for ran. And the route he chose took him straight through a schoolyard as children were walking out the door.
Spotted on camera
On Thursday, March 26, Webster Police learned that Jayvyn Guadalupe, 21, of Robinson Street, had been captured on a security camera brandishing what appeared to be a firearm — while officers were already attempting to serve him with a protective order. When they arrived, he was gone. A description went out and officers fanned out across the area, operating on the assumption he was armed.
Luck — or timing — was on their side. A staff meeting with all the department's sergeants had just wrapped up, putting extra personnel on the street at exactly the right moment.
The chase
Officer Dan Mehlhouse located Guadalupe on Lincoln Street and was quickly joined by Deputy Chief Wentworth and Officer Patrick Trainor. They moved to take him into custody at gunpoint. When Officer Mehlhouse went to handcuff him, Guadalupe fought back — and literally shed his jacket to break free.
Then he ran.
The route he chose cut through the grounds of St. Joseph's School, along the side of the gym. It was dismissal time. Children were heading out.
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Two staff members spotted the police activity unfolding outside and didn't hesitate. They rushed the children back inside and the school went into lockdown.
As Guadalupe ran, he shed items along the way — knives, a backpack — while Deputy Chief Wentworth and Officer Mehlhouse stayed on his heels. Officer Trainor held back to secure everything Guadalupe dropped, in case the backpack contained the firearm.
Lieutenant Chris Trainor cut him off. With location updates from Mehlhouse and Wentworth, he got ahead of Guadalupe and made the apprehension. Chief Shaw and Officer Robert Rockwood moved in to help secure him.
The ghost gun
After he was in cuffs, Officer Mehlhouse swept the area where Guadalupe had been running and found it: a Polymer 80 9mm handgun — no serial number, untraceable, loaded with 12 rounds in a 15-round high-capacity magazine and a live round already chambered. Guadalupe had no Massachusetts License to Carry. He has no firearms license in any state.
Jayvyn Guadalupe, 21, of Webster. (Webster Police Department)
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The Polymer 80 9mm ghost gun recovered by Webster Police — loaded with 12 rounds and one in the chamber. (Webster Police Department)
Webster Police shared the full account on Facebook:
"This event could have very easily had a tragic ending if Guadalupe had entered St. Joseph's School," the department said in a statement. "I cannot say enough about how crucial the actions of the St. Joseph's staff were in preventing that from happening."
Charges
Guadalupe was arraigned at Dudley District Court and held pending a dangerousness hearing. He faces 10 charges:
- Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License
- Carrying a Firearm on School Grounds
- Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device without a License
- Carrying a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Number
- Assault with a Handgun
- Assault on a Family/Household Member
- Vandalize Property (two counts)
- Disorderly Conduct
- Disturbing the Peace
- Resisting Arrest
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