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Mexican arrested following traffic stop in Ripley

One person was arrested following a traffic stop in Ripley for allegedly being in the United States illegally. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Jose Roberto Perez-Solis, 31, a citizen and national of Mexico, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with re-entry of a removed alien, which carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Fauzia K. Mattingly, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, on Tuesday Border Patrol agents encountered a vehicle during a traffic stop in Ripley. ...

Westfield fire under investigation

WESTFIELD – A fire that destroyed a camper and another building is under investigation. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office has announced its Fire Investigation Team is currently investigating a fire that occurred on McKinley Road in the Town of Westfield Tuesday around 12:45 p.m. There was a camper and small structure located at 7984 McKinley Road that were destroyed as a result of the fire. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Westfield Police, county Emergency Services, as well as the fire departments of Westfield, Portland, Brocton and North Lake.

Repeat offender pleads guilty to new child porn charge

A Jamestown man who has been arrested for possessing child pornography in the past has again pleaded guilty to possessing the sexually explicit illegal material. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that 24-year-old Brandon G. Uber, 24 pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a fine of $250,000. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who handled the case, stated that on Aug. 22, 2024, a federal search warrant was executed at Uber’s ...

Gunman killed driver, self in Perrysburg, troopers say

PERRYSBURG --- The deaths of two individuals on Monday is being classified as a murder-suicide by New York State Police. At approximately 11:27 p.m. Monday, troopers from Collins responded to the area of Whites Drive for a shooting in the town on the Cattaraugus Indian Territory. An investigation determined Tylin O. Thomas Jr., 18 of Perrysburg was standing on Whites Drive outside a 2012 Buick Verano occupied by Ryan A. Mohawk, 23, Perrysburg, the driver and Caleb H. Stafford, 23, of Perrysburg. Thomas shot at the Buick with an AK-47 style weapon and fatally struck Mohawk and injured ...

UPDATE: Two men die in late-night Perrysburg shooting

PERRYSBURG --- Two males who were residents of the Seneca Nation, ages 18 and 23, died in a shooting in the town of Perrysburg late Monday. State Police said Tuesday morning the shooting happened off Whites Drive on the Cattaraugus Reservation of the Seneca Nation of Indians. New York State Police at Collins responded to the call around 11:27 p.m. They were assisted in the incident by the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Department, the Erie County Sheriff's Department, the Gowanda Police Department, Gowanda Fire Department and the Seneca Nation Marshals. A third victim in the incident was ...

Fredonia man going to prison for selling drugs that led to death

A Fredonia man who sold drugs that caused a man in Celoron to overdose and die is headed to prison. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that 38-year-old John Wallace Buchanan, who was convicted of narcotics conspiracy, was sentenced to serve 11 years and three months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. Buchanan was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $8,570 to the family of the victim. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joshua A. Violanti, Jeffrey E. Intravatola, and Mary Clare Kane, who handled the case, stated that during the conspiracy, Buchanan sold ...