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Celoron Man Sentenced To Prison On Meth Charges

A Celoron man is going to prison for selling meth. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that Darin L. Butts, Jr., 31, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. Assistant U.S. Attorney Louis A. Testani, who handled the case, stated that in July and August 2023, investigators conducted seven controlled purchases of methamphetamine and fentanyl from Butts. On Aug. 23, 2023, search warrants were executed at Butts’ residence and his two ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Bobby R. Mount, 42, of Jamestown was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon at 6:47 a.m. Wednesday after officers responded to a report of a suspicious man pushing a motorcycle between houses and through backyards on the city’s north side. Officers found the man pushing a motorcycle on Stowe Street, later determining the ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Robert G. Gilbert, 24, of Jamestown was charged with resisting arrest after a warrant check at 6:39 p.m. Monday on the south side of Jamestown. According to a police report, officers accompanied by Chautauqua County Probation conducted a warrant check and found Gilbert inside the home. Gilbert had several outstanding warrants through the Jamestown Police Department and was allegedly an absconder from Chautauqua County Probation. Officers gave Gilbert numerous opportunities to exit the residence before forcing entry into a room where Gilbert had barricaded himself. ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — SHERMAN — At around 12:32 p.m. Friday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Mount Pleasant Road for an observed traffic violation. Deputies identified the operator as Philip A Decker, 26, of Dunkirk. Decker was found to have multiple felony arrest warrants through the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office. Decker was additionally found to be in possession of a small quantity of cocaine. Decker was transported to the Chautauqua County Jail to be arraigned on the felony arrest warrants, one count of ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – POMFRET – Madison A. Wasik, 23, of Perrysburg was charged Friday at 2:20 a.m. with driving while intoxicated, DWI per se, speeding and consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle following a traffic stop on Route 20 in the town of Pomfret. She will answer to the charges in the Town of Pomfret Court on a later date and time. – SHERMAN – Two Chautauqua County residents were taken into custody following a traffic stop. According to the Sheriff’s Office, on Friday around 12:30 p.m. deputies conducted a traffic stop on Mt Pleasant Road in ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Jason M. Skinner, 45, of Jamestown was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree harassment at 9:04 p.m. Tuesday after city police officers responded to a domestic incident on the city’s west side. Skinner allegedly hit a youth in the side of the face and also allegedly got into a fight with an adult woman. Police report the fight took place in the presence of a second youth. Skinner was found a short distance away and charged without incident. . Skinner was placed into custody and transported to the Jamestown City Jail without ...