How A Routine Traffic Stop Led To A Police Pursuit

On May 1st, 2026, the Broome County Sheriff’s Strategic Response Group released a report of an incident that began as a traffic stop, but turned into the capture of a wanted New Jersey man in a stolen vehicle.

According to the report, the traffic stop in Binghamton soon became a heated pursuit on April 28, 2026. Around 10:07 pm, deputies observed a Porsche SUV traveling west on Main Street, making an illegal right turn onto Jarvis Street from the center lane.

The Porsche displayed a State of Georgia license plate that was not on file in the national DMV database. As deputies approached the vehicle, the motorist sped off and led deputies on a pursuit through Binghamton in an attempt to avoid being caught, as the motorist reached speeds exceeding 70 mph.

Deputies deployed stop sticks, which deflated some of the Porsche’s tires, before the vehicle turned onto Chenango Street, onto Eldridge Street, and finally turned into a parking lot that accessed the railroad tracks.

The report states that the suspect vehicle traveled on the railroad tracks for a short distance before striking an object and becoming disabled. It was at that time that the motorist exited the vehicle and fled on foot.

Deputies pursued the suspect on foot and eventually took him into custody without further incident. The suspect, 34-year-old Sayquan McKenzie from Camden, New Jersey, sustained a head laceration from his jump over a fence. He was transported to Wilson Hospital for medical treatment.

McKenzie was then transported to the Broome County Sheriff's Office for processing, where he initially provided a false name. The vehicle was listed as stolen out of South Plainfield, New Jersey.

McKenzie had an active arrest warrant from the New York Police Department for Assault on a Police Officer in the 2nd Degree. While searching the Porsche, investigators discovered a Mississippi license plate that was associated with a Porsche SUV used in a robbery at a 7-Eleven in Fort Lee, New Jersey, on April 27, 2026.

Police in Fort Lee, New Jersey, verified that Sayquan McKenzie was the same individual who committed the robbery. He was taken to Central Arraignment and remanded without bail.

McKenzie was charged with Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 4th Degree, Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle in the 3rd Degree, Obstructing Governmental Administration in the 2nd Degree, False Personation, Reckless Endangerment in the 2nd Degree, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 2nd Degree, Reckless Driving, and multiple other traffic violations.

Every day, our irrepressibly dedicated Road Patrol deputies and members of the new Strategic Response Group show how important it is to have technology like license plate readers available and ready for our men and women of law enforcement to utilize while protecting and serving the people of Broome County. We will continue utilizing modern technology, old-fashioned police work and every tool at our disposal to get dangerous criminals off our streets and out of our community. - Broome County Sheriff Fred Akshar