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City Man Charged After Assault With Baseball Bat

A Jamestown man is facing charges after an assault on Thanksgiving morning. Alec C. Pentz, 30, was charged with second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. At around 9:41 a.m., officers from the Jamestown Police Department responded to a Northside address for a reported assault. A subsequent investigation determined that the suspect, Pentz, struck a victim at the scene with a baseball bat, causing the victim to sustain injuries. Pentz was taken into custody and transported to the Jamestown City Jail where he was being held pending arraignment.

City Man Facing Federal Charges Over Fentanyl

A Jamestown man is facing federal drug charges. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Wednesday that Russell Sims, 32, of Jamestown, was charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $1,000,000. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Katerina F. Powers and Joshau A. Violanti, who are handling the case, stated that in the early morning hours of July 20, a Jamestown Police officer conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle in the vicinity of East 6th Street. Sims was a passenger in the vehicle. After ...

Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Charges

A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty to drug charges in federal court. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Wednesday that Jaquez Thomas, 22, of Jamestown, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to ...

District Attorney Not Filing Charges In 2024 City Shooting Death

There will be no charges placed in the gunshot death of a Buffalo man in August 2024 in the city of Jamestown. District Attorney Jason Schmidt, in a news release issued Tuesday, said during the early morning hours of Aug. 16, 2024, 25-year-old Corey Johnson sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head during an altercation with other individuals in the area behind the Wine Cellar bar, a business located at 309 N. Main St. in Jamestown. He died a short time later at UPMC Hamot Medical Center in Erie, Pa. "The incident was thoroughly investigated by Jamestown Police Department which was ...

Man, 75, Charged In Rape Of Juvenile

CHERRY CREEK --- A 75-year-old man has been charged with second-degree rape of a juvenile On Tuesday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division announced it conducted an investigation regarding a report of sexual misconduct involving a youth on Nov. 4. Through the course of the investigation, it was determined that Robert K. Braymiller of Cherry Creek, allegedly engaged in inappropriate sexual contact with a juvenile victim. Braymiller was taken into custody and transported to the Chautauqua County Jail for Centralized Arraignment Program (CAP) ...

Lake-Snow Warning Begins Early Thanksgiving In Region

A lake-effect snow warning has been issued for Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and southern Erie counties starting early Thursday by the National Weather Service. Eerily similar to last year, the forecast calls for heavy lake effect snow with total accumulations at 12 to 20 inches in the most persistent areas. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph will produce blowing and drifting snow. The warning is in effect from 1 a.m. Thursday to 1 a.m. Saturday. Travel is expected to be very difficult with deep snow cover on roads and poor visibility. The hazardous conditions will impact holiday travel. Gusty ...