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Grand jury indicts five for roles in Jamestown drug conspiracy

Acting U.S. Attorney Joel Louis Violanti has announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Andres Pizzaro Campos a/k/a Kiki, 33, Max Pizzaro Campos, 34, Cindy Frank, 52, Edward Leeper a/k/a Edward Barnes. 46, and Jaquez L. Thomas a/k/a Quez, 21, all of Jamestown with narcotics conspiracy, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life. In addition, Andres and Max Pizzaro Campos are also charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and maintaining a drug involved premises, which carries a mandatory ...

Story Behind The Story

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article, which first appeared in The Post-Journal in May 2014, is an example of why there can be more to a story than meets the eye. It’s the late 1970s and Bill Davenport, the legendary wrestling coach at Falconer Central School, begins compiling a ...

Herrick ‘Expected To Make It’

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article, which first appeared in The Post-Journal in March 2022, is an example of why there can be more to a story than meets the eye. As a sportswriter, I don’t root for teams. I do, however, value a good story. There may not be a better one than that of ...

Langworthy Says Jamestown Office Vandalized

Another incident with an office of U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy has been reported, this time in Chautauqua County. “Last week, an act of vandalism was committed at my Jamestown office designed to jam the door and make it impossible for us to enter our office space," he said in a statement. "At ...

MATAR FOUND GUILTY BY JURY

MAYVILLE – After less than two hours of deliberation, a Chautauqua County jury has found a New Jersey man guilty of both second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault following an attack at Chautauqua Institution two and a half years ago. For about two weeks jurors heard ...

Suspect In Rushdie Stabbing Doesn’t Testify In Court

MAYVILLE – The suspect accused of stabbing a world-renown author at Chautauqua Institution two and a half years ago has decided not to testify in court. On Thursday, both the prosecution and the defense rested in the trial of Hadi Matar, who has been charged with second-degree attempted ...