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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY COURT — MAYVILLE — Garry Pinkney, 25, of the Bronx, was sentenced Thursday by Chautauqua County Court Judge David W. Foley to 1.5 to 3 years in state prison after he was convicted of second-degree attempted assault, a class E felony. While serving a state prison term on a 2018 conviction at Lakeview Correctional Facility, Pinkney attacked and injured a correctional officer. “An assault on any person is bad enough, but any attack on the men and women who serve our community and put themselves in harm’s way to protect the rest of us is terrible and ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – MAYVILLE – Christine Carlson, 34, of the town of Chautauqua has been charged with second-degree reckless endangerment and fourth-degree criminal mischief. Monday around 7:45 p.m. Sheriff deputies were sent to an address on Chautauqua Street, Mayville of a report of a vehicle leaving the scene of an incident. Upon arrival and after an investigation deputies learned that Carlson had gotten into an altercation with another subject. It is alleged that she drove her vehicle into the other subject’s vehicle with an occupant still inside of ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Alvin J. Jusino, 29, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree assault, resisting arrest and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance at 9:39 a.m. Monday in the area of Newland and Broadhead avenues. Police report seeing Jusino walking down the sidewalk knowing he had an outstanding felony arrest warrant through the Jamestown Police Department. Officers attempted to conduct a street check on Jusino and Jusino allegedly ran from officers. A brief foot pursuit ensued and while an officer was in close proximity of Jusino, Jusino reportedly grabbed ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT — Three individuals are facing drug charges after an incident in March. Jamestown Police reported on Friday that around 11 p.m. March 28, officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Maple Street and Everett Avenue for observed traffic infractions. Officers identified the occupants of the vehicle to be Debra K. Leeper, the driver, 56, Koran D. Leeper, 51 and Jordan E. Czerniak, 43. Officers could observe illegal drugs in plain view on Koran’s person and conducted a further search of the vehicle. During the search, officers located ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Rudy J. Damonti, 42, of Falconer was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance at 9:29 p.m. Thursday after officers saw him walking on East Second Street. Officers report knowing Damonti had an active arrest warrant through Jamestown City Court. Damonti allegedly was found with methamphetamine. He was taken to the city jail until he could be arraigned. - Jennifer M. Allen, 39, of Jamestown was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance after officers saw her at 9:39 p.m. sitting on a bench on North ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – MAYVILLE – Peter Galardo, 42, a resident of the Chautauqua County Jail, was charged Wednesday with second-degree criminal contempt. It is alleged that between April 7 and April 17 Galardo, while incarcerated, was communicating via phone and electronic means with a party with whom he had a valid order of protection. – PORTLAND – William Burch, 35, of Brocton was charged Wednesday with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. It is alleged that he was seen driving an all-terrain vehicle that was reported stolen from a farm on ...