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Jamestown man charged with robbery

OBSERVER Staff Report

A Jamestown man has been charged with robbery and more stemming from an incident earlier this month that left a victim beat up and without a cell phone to call for help, reports say.

Allegedly, on May 8, Matthew Sowers, 40, of Jamestown struck a male victim in his face at a town of Dunkirk residence on Route 5, and when that victim tried to call for help on his cell phone, Sowers stole it.

An investigation led to a Dunkirk Town Court arrest warrant for Sowers, who Dunkirk Police found on Monday. He was taken into custody and charged with third-degree robbery, fourth-degree criminal mischief, petit larceny and second-degree harassment. He was taken to Chautauqua County Jail with bail set at $10,000 cash.

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