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Cary Youngs, age 28, of Hamburg in Erie County, in western New York, was arrested Thursday, April 27, in the Capital Region, in the Albany County town of Colonie, following a police pursuit that lasted nearly 15 minutes, according to state police.
Investigators from the agency’s Computer Crimes Unit and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, along with the FBI, determined that he drove from Buffalo to Colonie - a distance of 285 miles - to meet who he believed was a 13-year-old for sex.
When officers attempted to arrest Youngs, he reportedly fled in his car, sparking a police pursuit through Colonie that lasted 13 minutes.
He was eventually taken into custody without incident on Troy Schenectady Road with assistance from Colonie Police and the Albany County Sheriff’s Office.
Following his arraignment at the Colonie Town Court, a judge ordered Youngs released on his own recognizance while the case proceeds.
He is facing the following charges:
- Second-degree assault
- Second-degree attempted rape
- Second-degree attempted criminal sex act
- Second-degree patronizing a person for prostitution
- First-degree reckless endangerment
- Second-degree reckless endangerment
- Fourth-degree criminal mischief
- Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle
- Multiple vehicle and traffic law violations
New York State Police asked anyone else who may have been a victim to contact the agency at 518-583-7000 or email crimetip@troopers.ny.gov.
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