Jets CB Kris Boyd’s Alleged Shooter Finally Caught After Bizarre Escape Attempt

It’s been a rough month for the New York Jets family, and quite frankly, “rough” is putting it lightly. We all held our breath back in November when the news broke that cornerback Kris Boyd had been shot outside a Manhattan restaurant. It was one of those headlines that stops you mid-scroll—an NFL player, just trying to grab some food with teammates, suddenly fighting for his life because of what police describe as a petty argument over clothes.

Well, there’s finally some movement on the justice front. Authorities have apprehended the man they believe pulled the trigger, but the details of his arrest are almost as chaotic as the shooting itself. We aren’t just talking about a simple warrant execution here; we’re talking about a cross-state flight, a drastic haircut, and a window-jumping attempt that feels like it was ripped straight out of a bad action movie.

A Night Out Turned Nightmare

Let’s rewind a bit to set the scene. On November 16, Boyd was out with fellow Jets players Jamien Sherwood and Irvin Charles at Sei Less, a popular Asian-fusion spot on West 38th Street. It’s the kind of place you go to unwind after the grind of an NFL season. But according to prosecutors, the vibe turned sour fast.

A group started chirping at the players about their “flashy outfits.” Seriously? We’re shooting people over fashion choices now? The athletes tried to de-escalate by ducking inside for about ten minutes, but when they came back out around 2 a.m., the heckling started right back up.

That’s when 20-year-old Frederick Green allegedly decided to escalate things from insults to violence. Prosecutors say Green opened fire, hitting Boyd in the stomach. This wasn’t a graze, either. The bullet fragment entered a vein, traveled to his pulmonary artery, and lodged in his lung. It is a miracle Boyd is walking around today, let alone smiling at practice.

The Flight to Buffalo

After the chaos, the shooter didn’t stick around to see the damage. He reportedly hopped in a white BMW and vanished. But thanks to modern surveillance, he didn’t vanish for long.

Prosecutors revealed that Green fled all the way to Buffalo, New York, crashing at a female acquaintance’s apartment. And here is where the story gets desperate. Knowing the heat was on, Green reportedly tried to pull a disappearing act. He chopped off “an extensive amount” of his hair to change his look, ditched his phone, and scrubbed his social media accounts.

It’s the classic “I’ve watched too many crime dramas” playbook. Unfortunately for him, law enforcement has a playbook too, and it usually wins.

The Window Jump That Wasn’t

The law caught up to Green on Monday. Officers tracked a gray Mercedes registered to his girlfriend right to the apartment near the University of Buffalo North Campus. When the Marshals and the task force closed in, Green allegedly wasn’t ready to go quietly.

Assistant District Attorney Sarah Csanadi told the court that as officers moved in, Green tried to jump out of a window to escape. Thankfully, he didn’t make it out, and the only place he was transported to was the Midtown South Precinct.

The irony here is palpable. You have a young man accused of nearly ending a professional athlete’s life over an outfit, now facing attempted murder charges and desperate enough to leap from a building to avoid facing the music.

Looking Forward

Green was arraigned Tuesday night in Manhattan Criminal Court, dressed in black sweats and looking a lot less tough than the guy seen on camera allegedly unmasked before and after the shooting. His lawyer asked for bail and home detention, but the judge—rightfully looking at the flight risk factors like the Buffalo trip and the hair chop—ordered him held without bail.

As for Kris Boyd? He is a warrior. Despite being initially listed in critical condition and facing complications that might require more surgery, he’s been spotted back at the Jets facility. Teammates like Jermaine Johnson and Jeremy Ruckert were stunned but overjoyed to see him walking around. Johnson put it best: “Guns aren’t toys and they’re very deadly, so the fact that he walked away from it is a blessing.”

Boyd is out for the season, obviously, but the fact that he’s breathing on his own and visiting the locker room is a win bigger than any Super Bowl ring. The legal process is just starting for Green, but at least the Jets community can sleep a little easier knowing the person responsible is behind bars.