A 40-year-old Jamestown man is facing second-degree assault and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon charges after a stabbing on Friday afternoon. At about 1:27 p.m., officers were dispatched to an address on the north side of the city and located the victim who suffered a severe ...
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — Around 1:20 a.m. Sunday, deputies conducted a traffic stop in the village of Fredonia for an alleged traffic violation. The operator was identified as Andrew E. Allenson, 21, of Fredonia and through an investigation was found to be driving while intoxicated and had a blood alcohol content at a 0.18% or higher. He was charged with consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle, DWI and aggravated DWI. He was placed in custody and transported to the Sheriff's Office substation where he was later released with tickets.
A Jamestown man has officially been indicted in a murder earlier this year in the city. Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced that David Nelson was arraigned Monday in Chautauqua County Court by Judge David W. Foley on a one-count indictment charging him with second-degree murder, arising from the death of 62-year-old Michael Jaeckle of Jamestown. Nelson is accused of intentionally causing the death of Jaeckle by shooting him in the neck with a crossbow on Sept. 12. At the arraignment, the court held Nelson on $1 million cash, or alternatively $2 million ...
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — ARKWRIGHT — Around 7:59 p.m. Thursday, deputies were made aware of an in-progress order of protection violation. Through an investigation it was determined that Dakota S. Sugg, 30, of Dunkirk was actively violating a full stay away order of protection when he made numerous phone calls to the protected party in the presence of the deputies. Deputies were able to locate Sugg a short time later and while placing him into custody had located a small quantity of crack cocaine on his person. Sugg was transported to the Chautauqua County Jail for ...
ELLICOTT POLICE DEPARTMENT - Shawn Robert W. Bailey, 18, of Randolph, was charged Nov. 15 with petit larceny. According to police, officers responded to Crosby’s Convenience Store on Route 60, for a reported larceny where it is alleged that Bailey entered the store and took merchandise. Bailey then ran out of the store with merchandise without paying. Bailey was identified and turned himself in to police. He will be in Ellicott Town Court later. - Shawn A. Sobczak, 38, of Jamestown, was charged Nov. 24 with petit larceny, and seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled ...
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — MAYVILLE — A Brocton man has been charged in a 2023 burglary. On Nov. 18, 2023, deputies were called to investigate a burglary that occurred in the village where a moped was stolen from a shed. Through an investigation deputies were able to get enough evidence to obtain an arrest warrant for third-degree burglary, fourth-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal mischief for the arrest of James Mawhir, 36. Deputies located Mawhir and transported him to the Chautauqua County Jail where he was arraigned on his charges. — At ...
