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City man charged after threatening officers with knife

A Jamestown man faces four felony charges after allegedly waving a knife and threatening police officers on Thursday afternoon. Officers responded to an intersection on the east side of the city for report of a suspicious person and found Brandon T. Jimerson, 42, at an address in the area ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - CARROLL - Jordan M. Beardsley, 26, of Jamestown was charged with first-degree criminal contempt and second-degree aggravated harassment at 2:12 p.m. Oct. 11 after deputies responded to an address in Carroll for an alleged valid stay away order of protection violation. It was alleged that Beardsley was making contact with the victim several times and allegedly made various threats. An arrest warrant was issued and Beardsley was taken into custody later and taken to the Chautauqua County Jail until he could be arraigned. He will be in Carroll Town ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Jason R. Hines, 20, of Jamestown was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree harassment at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday after officers responded to a south side home for a reported domestic incident. Hines allegedly hit a woman in the face while she was holding a 3-month-old infant. Hines was charged without incident and taken to the city jail until he could be arraigned. According to a police report, the infant was not injured CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE - DUNKIRK - The West Dunkirk Fire Department and several mutual aid fire departments ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - CHAUTAUQUA - Francis W. Kiley III of Fredonia was charged with second-degree aggravated harassmsent at 3:38 p.m. Sunday after deputies responded to Barber Road in Chautauqua for a report of a disorderly person. Kiley was charged and taken to the county jail to be arraigned. Kiley will be in Chautauqua Town Court later. - SHERMAN - Justin J. Rolla, 43, of Sherman was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child at 10:08 p.m. Friday after deputies were dispatched to a well-being check in the Town of Sherman. Through investigation, ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Michael S. Cook, 53, of Jamestown was charged with first-degree criminal contempt at 9:13 a.m. Friday after officers were patrolling on the south side of Jamestown and allegedly saw Cook walking with a woman Cook had an order of protection to stay away from. Cook was charged and taken to the city jail until he could be arraigned. - An 18-year-old Texas resident was charged with operating a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol while under the age of 21 (zero tolerance under 21 years old) and driving the wrong way on a one-way street at 1:34 a.m. Friday after ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Shawn A. Beardsley, 33, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree criminal impersonation, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and a traffic ticket failure to use sidewalk at 1:08 a.m. Wednesday after officers patrolling the area of Winsor Street saw a man walking in the road and conducted a street check. According to a police report, officers were eventually able to identify the male as 33 year old Shawn A. Beardsley, who officers had prior knowledge of having an outstanding bench warrant out of Jamestown City Court. During the ...