NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia man was sent to prison for up to two decades on charges he illegally possessed a gun and fled from authorities after Conshohocken police spotted him operating a stolen vehicle in the borough.
Jamaul Wright, 29, was sentenced to 8 years and 4 months to 20 years in a state correctional facility on charges of carrying a firearm without a license, evading arrest or detention on foot, receiving stolen property, conspiracy engaging in receiving stolen property, possession of controlled substances and possession of drug paraphernalia in connection with the June 18, 2025, incident in Conshohocken.
The sentence was imposed by Judge Thomas M. DelRicci, who presided over the March jury trial at which Wright was convicted. That jury deliberated about 2½ hours before reaching the verdict after hearing testimony during a one-day trial.
During a separate hearing prompted by the jury’s verdict, DelRicci also convicted Wright of a charge of persons not to possess a firearm.
Assistant District Attorney Blair Rohlfing handled the case and sought a state prison term for Wright.
Defense lawyer Andrew Joseph Levin represented Wright during the court proceedings.
Jamaul Wright is escorted by a deputy sheriff to a Montgomery County courtroom for his trial on gun charges. (Photo by Carl Hessler Jr. – MediaNews Group)
Sayquan Seaborn, 25, also of Philadelphia, the passenger in the stolen Kia Forte that was operated by Wright, previously was sentenced to 2 to 6 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of carrying a firearm without a license, possession of a weapon and conspiracy to commit receiving stolen property in connection with the incident.
The investigation began about 9:30 p.m. June 18, 2025, when a Conshohocken police officer was alerted by a license plate reader that a Kia Forte reported stolen out of Springfield Township, Montgomery County, was entering the borough via the Matsonford Bridge, according to arrest documents.
During the trial, Conshohocken Police Officer Christopher Montowski testified he followed the Kia onto Oak Street, activated overhead lights and conducted a traffic stop in the area of Robinson Alley.
As Montowski exited his police vehicle, he observed the driver and passenger in the stolen Kia, subsequently identified as Wright and Seaborn, exit the vehicle and flee on foot, eventually in opposite directions.
Jurors viewed dash camera footage from Montowski’s police vehicle as he chased after Wright. Montowski testified Wright appeared to be grabbing something at his waistband while running away.
The chase went on for several blocks and Wright eventually was taken into custody in a wooded area near Savoy Hill Condos.
At the time he was taken into custody, Wright possessed crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia, according to testimony.
Jamaul Wright (Photo by Carl Hessler Jr. – MediaNews Group)
When police traced Wright’s escape route in the 100 block of West First Avenue they found a Ruger .380-caliber handgun and an extended magazine loaded with .380-caliber ammunition that Wright discarded while he was running away, according to testimony and arrest documents.
During the trial, Levin argued no one observed Wright actually discard the gun and that there was no DNA or fingerprint evidence to link Wright to the gun.
But Rohlfing argued the dash camera video footage that traced Wright’s flight from police depicted him in the precise area where the gun and extended magazine were recovered.
“The exact place where Mr. Wright discarded that gun was unmistakable and when the police walked to that spot minutes later there was a gun there on the ground. It’s unmistakable,” Rohlfing argued.
With the charges, prosecutors alleged Wright had a prior conviction that prohibited him from possessing a firearm.
Seaborn also was apprehended a few blocks away and police, with the help of witness accounts, determined Seaborn had discarded a 9mm Smith & Wesson handgun in a trash can along West First Avenue as he fled from police.