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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — PANAMA — On Feb. 2 at about 11:56 a.m. deputies were dispatched to the report of animal cruelty which occurred on Niobe Road. After an investigation it was found that Heather Carlson did sell five ducks that were not properly cared for. Two of the five ducks passed away before they could receive medical attention. The three remaining ducks were euthanized due to the condition that they were in. Carlson was issued an appearance ticket and was to be in the Town of North Harmony Court later. — HANOVER — At around 8:35 p.m. ...

Jamestown drug ring leader sentenced to 25 years

A Jamestown man convicted of narcotic conspiracy and distribution of fentanyl causing death, was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison. U.S. Attorney Joel Louis Violanti announced Friday that Rocco A. Beardsley, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joshua A. Violanti, Evan K. Glaberson, and Jeffrey E. Intravatola, who handled the case, stated that between late 2018 and March 2020, Beardsley conspired with seven others sell methamphetamine, fentanyl, and other controlled substances in the Jamestown area. On April 9, 2019, Beardsley sold ...

Three men facing narcotics charges in Jamestown

A narcotics investigation has led to the arrest of three Jamestown individuals. Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department reports its members and Jamestown Police Department and the City of Dunkirk Police Department ended a several month-long investigation into narcotics activity in the city ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE — ELLICOTT – Michael A. Watson Jr., 27, of Columbus, Ohio was charged early Wednesday with driving while intoxicated, DWI per se, unlicensed operator and speeding following a traffic stop on Fairmount Avenue at 12:15 a.m.He was given traffic tickets and released with a future court date for the Town of Ellicott. DUNKIRK FIRE DEPARTMENT — Dunkirk Fire Department responded to a carbon monoxide incident at a city manufacturer on Monday. Chief Nicholas Barter said at 2:19 p.m., the department was dispatched for two patients with possible ...

Jamestown man loses manslaughter appeal

The Fourth Department Appellate Division has ruled against a Jamestown man’s appeal of his guilty plea first-degree manslaughter. Tavion Turner, 25, accepted a plea deal in July 2021 on the day jury selection was to begin in his murder trial. Turner was originally charged with two counts of second-degree murder related to the Nov. 28, 2017, stabbing death of 22-year-old Dyllan Ownbey, a resident of the Frewsburg area. Turner pleaded to a lesser charge in exchange for between 18 and 22 years in prison. Turner was later sentenced by Chautauqua County Court Judge David Foley to 21 ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – NORTH HARMONY – Two people were arrested when deputies attempted to take into custody a person with an outstanding warrant. According to the Sheriff’s Office, on Saturday at around 9:50 a.m., deputies responded to a report of a disturbance on Old Bridge Road. Upon investigation deputies identified Nyren L Graham, 27, of Jamestown who was known to have active bench warrants from the city of Jamestown Court. While in the process of taking Graham into custody, it is alleged that Rachel S Fisher, 25, of Ashville did physically obstruct deputies ...