MAYVILLE – Salman Rushdie wrote a book about being attacked while at Chautauqua Institution. On Tuesday, he recounted that day during a 90-minute court appearance. Rushdie took the stand around 9:45 a.m. He answered questions from District Attorney Jason Schmidt, detailing various ...
MAYVILLE – The trial for Hadi Matar is continuing today, despite the absence of the public defender. Around 9:30 a.m. Monday Assistant Public Defender Andrew Brautigam requested for a continuance of the trial. He noted that Public Defender Nathaniel Barone is currently hospitalized over ...
Nick Sirianni will be inducted, along with eight others, into the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame at its 43rd annual banquet on Feb. 17 at the Lakewood Rod & Gun Club. The Jamestown native will be joining an elite local fraternity, including three members of his immediate family who have ...
MAYVILLE – Opening arguments of a trial for a New Jersey man accused of attempting to kill a world-renown author begins Monday. This past week, a jury made up of 12 people and four alternates was seated for the trial of Hadi Matar. Matar is accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie a dozen times ...
A Jamestown woman is being sent behind bars for her role in having teenagers have sex with others for money. U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced that 27-year-old Jasmin Osteen, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor, was sentenced to serve 12 years in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas Penrose, who handled the case, stated that between August and October 2020, Osteen conspired with others to coerce two 17-year-old minors to engage in commercial sex acts. Osteen transported the minor victims to a hotel ...
A Dunkirk man has pleaded guilty to stealing wages of illegal immigrants, and kidnapping a teenager that he had raped after she escaped his custody. U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced Monday that Augusto Mateo Francisco, 33, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. to two counts of forced labor, and one count of transportation of a minor. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a fine of $250,000. Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas A. C. Penrose, who is handling the case, stated that Francisco, a native of ...
