City Man Charged With Weapon Possession

February 24, 2026

Two Jamestown residents face charges after police responded to a report of a person with a handgun on Monday. Kevin A. Garcia-Maldonado, 24, of Jamestown, was charged Feb. 23 with criminal possession of a firearm, and second-degree menacing, and Tasia M. Davey, 27, of Jamestown, was charged with second-degree harassment. According to police, at about 3:29 p.m., officers responded to a south side residence for a reported person with a handgun. Upon arrival, officers made contact with a victim on scene, and two suspects identified by police as Garcia-Maldonado, and Davey. Through ...

Trio Of Convictions Lead To 13-Year Sentence For City Man

February 23, 2026

A Jamestown man convicted in three separate incidents will spend 13 years in prison. District Attorney Jason L. Schmidt announced Monday that Dylan Abbey, 33, was sentenced in Chautauqua County Court on convictions for three separate incidents that occurred in the City of Jamestown. Abbey had previously pleaded guilty in November 2025 to two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. The pleas covered incidents from Jan. 27, 2025, April 8, 2025, and July 20, 2025. On Jan. 27, ...

City Man Charged After Allegedly Shooting Gun Near JPD Officer

February 23, 2026

A Jamestown man faces charges after allegedly pointing a gun at a police officer who was responding to a domestic incident on the north side of Jamestown. Thomas J. Didomenico, 41, of Jamestown was charged with first-degree criminal contempt, second-degree criminal contempt, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, menacing a police officer and second-degree criminal mischief after an incident at 8:57 p.m. Thursday. Officers responded to a reported domestic incident and officers report seeing Didomenico inside the house with a person who had a valid Stay Away Order of Protection ...

Debo’s Career Day Sends Cougars Past Chautauqua Lake

February 21, 2026

SINCLAIRVILLE — Maddie Debo might be turning into one of Cassadaga Valley’s top players at just the right time. Just a freshman, Debo made back-to-back 3-pointers during a key third-quarter run and finished with a career-high 25 points as the seventh-seeded Cougars held off No. 10 ...

Jamestown Teen Charged In Animal Cruelty Case

February 20, 2026

A Jamestown teenager faces four counts of animal cruelty after police responded to a north side home after a complaint of neglected dogs. Peyton L. Murray, 19, of Jamestown was charged with four counts of overdriving, torturing, injuring animals/failure to provide proper sustenance. He was taken to the city jail before being released with a ticket to be in Jamestown City Court later. According to a police report, officers tried to make contact with someone in the home at 7:54 p.m. Tuesday but there was no response. Officers checked the outside of the property and saw through a rear ...

Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty In 2024 Death Of 16-Month-Old

February 20, 2026

A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter before his trial in the 2024 death of a child was to begin. District Attorney Jason Schmidt said today that Matthew Nuttall, 27, of Jamestown pleaded guilty Wednesday in Chautauqua County Court. Jury selection on Mr. Nuttall’s ...