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City Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Meth, Gun Charges

KYLE KAMHOLTZ

A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty to methamphetamine and gun charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

On Wednesday, U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr. announced the guilty plea by 33-year-old Kyle Kamholtz on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The plea was entered before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara in Buffalo federal court.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Seth T. Molisani, who is handling the case, stated that Kamholtz was identified as a methamphetamine distributor in the Jamestown area during an investigation that began in November 2017 by the Jamestown Police Department.

The investigation included a series of controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Kamholtz, several vehicle and traffic stops that resulted in Kamholtz’s arrest for possession of methamphetamine and a firearm, and the execution of two search warrants at his McKinley Avenue residence.

Investigators seized a firearm, methamphetamine, scales, packaging and other drug distribution paraphernalia.

The plea is the result of an investigation by the Jamestown Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of life in prison, and a $1 million fine. Sentencing is scheduled for June 4 before Judge Arcara

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