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 ...
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday while approaching the Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. The aircraft plummeted into the Potomac River. Everyone on board was feared dead, officials said ...
CHARLOTTE – A Sinclairville woman has been arrested following a several month-long narcotics investigation into narcotics activity. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, a search warrant was executed at 6175 Rt 60, Sinclairville by narcotics investigators from the Sheriff's Office, Jamestown Police Department and Dunkirk Police Department. Located inside the residence at the time of the search warrant was 42-year-old Nichole L. Olmstead. As a result of the search investigators seized 78.6 grams of methamphetamine, scales and packaging material for the ...
A Jamestown man has been released after being convicted for his role in drug activities in the city. U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross has announced that Kevin Hughes, 64, who was convicted of narcotics conspiracy, was sentenced to time served (approximately 17 months) by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who handled the case, stated that Hughes assisted co-defendant Jun Martinez in his drug trafficking operation, receiving drug packages via mail at his residence, frequently driving Martinez in and around Jamestown for drug trafficking ...
