ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A man was arrested for a carjacking on Curlew Street where he shot the driver of the vehicle late Wednesday evening, according to the Rochester Police Department.
RPD said that the man, who is in his 50s, was found suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital where he is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators say that the man was shot while his vehicle was forcibly taken from him.
During the investigation, the Greece Police Department responded to Samuel Way for family trouble. They found the stolen vehicle at the scene and identified the suspect as 42-year-old Clyde Gladney Jr., who was arrested and turned over to the Rochester Police Department.
Gladney was charged with first and second-degree robbery, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, criminal use of a firearm in the first-degree, second-degree assault, and fourth-degree grand larceny. Gladney also faces charges from the Town of Greece for his actions on Samuel Way and was served with a warrant for a previous conviction.
Gladney was taken to Monroe County Jail and will be arraigned at Rochester City Court.
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