YOUNGSTOWN — Jaquan M. Jenkins, 23, of Gypsy Lane, will remain in the Mahoning County jail without eligibility to make bond after his arraignment Tuesday in the Dec. 1, 2022, crash that killed Kaitlyn Cefalde, 22, his passenger.

Jenkins was indicted March 30 on charges of involuntary manslaughter, aggravated vehicular homicide, failure to comply with the order of a police officer and driving under the influence.

During Jenkins’ arraignment before Judge R. Scott Krichbaum of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court, county Assistant Prosecutor Mike Rich said Jenkins was taken to the hospital as a result of the crash and later left the hospital on his own.

Jenkins was on the run until he was picked up by the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitives Task Force last week. The marshal’s service found Jenkins Aug. 15 hiding under a tarp and blanket in the basement of a home on Upton Avenue on the city’s North Side.

Krichbaum said Jenkins would remain in the county jail without eligibility to make bond “until further order of the court.” Jenkins was not required to speak during the hearing.

If convicted of involuntary manslaughter, Jenkins could get more than 10 years in prison.

The crash occurred on Mahoning Avenue as the Cadillac that Jenkins was driving east approached South Bon Air Avenue at high speed. Jenkins lost control of the vehicle and veered off the road.

The vehicle hit a sign and mailbox, causing the vehicle to separate into two halves. The rear of the car struck a building, resting against a wall. The front of the car began spinning, resting against the curb of a parking lot on Rhoda Avenue.

Jenkins was found in the road and was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital with serious injuries. Cefalde was taken to the St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital and died the next day.

The episode began with Austintown police officers going to Westchester Square Apartments in Austintown after Cefalde’s mother called 911 to report a possible domestic situation between her daughter, Cefalde, and Jenkins, who was Cefalde’s boyfriend.

The Cadillac Jenkins was driving was seen by an Austintown officer exiting the apartment complex, so the officer pulled them over in front of Marc’s on Mahoning Avenue. The report stated that Jenkins and Cefalde seemed calm and did not appear to have any injuries.

During the traffic stop, dispatch told officers Jenkins had warrants for his arrest, so police told him to turn off the car. Instead, Jenkins sped off, police said.

Police tried to follow the car, which ran a red light at Mahoning Avenue and Raccoon Road, then the officers lost sight of the vehicle, the report states.

Other officers were near Wickliffe Circle, where the Austintown Christmas tree lighting was happening at that time. Officers tried to use stop sticks at that location, but it did not stop the car.

At that point, a lieutenant called off the chase because it was for warrants, not a new crime. Soon after, Austintown officers were notified by Youngstown police about the crash. Several people witnessed the crash, according to the Youngstown crash report.

Also at Tuesday’s hearing, the parties discussed the trial date of Sept. 11 with defense attorney Tom Zena saying he received “thousands of pages” of evidence last week. He asked that the trial be postponed, which Krichbaum agreed to do. The parties will hold a status conference Sept. 6, but the trial will be pushed back about a month. No new trial date was listed in court records as of Tuesday afternoon.