Jessie Burham, 62, of Ashville was charged with violation of the Sex Offender Registration Act and making a punishable false written statement at 9 a.m. Friday.

According to a police report, Burham was arrested at the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Dept. for failing to properly report required information to the state sex offender registry and allegedly making false written statements to Sheriff’s Dept. investigators.

He was arraigned in the centralized arraignment facility and taken to the Chautauqua County Jail.