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JAMESTOWN — A Jamestown man has been charged in a May stabbing death in the area of Lakeside Avenue and Eighth Street.
A secret indictment issued by the Chautauqua County Grand Jury was unsealed in Chautauqua County Court charging 27-year-old Robert Brinkley with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the May 3 death of Jamestown resident Torry Kenny, 32.
Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt called the incident a "brutal and predatory attack committed without justification.
"(Kenny) was unarmed and fearing for his life when he was stabbed through the eye and collapsed on the street during the early morning hours of May 3. Within minutes of the call, Jamestown Police began their investigation with very little evidence and information from the crime scene, and devoted countless hours from then on developing the case until we were confident that it was ready for prosecution.
"Special thanks to JPD and its experienced homicide detectives for their tireless, capable work which got us to this point," Schmidt said. "The pre-trial litigation ahead of us will take us well into 2027, but we are ready now and will be ready later when the case is certified trial-ready."
Brinkley pleaded not guilty to the charges and a conference has been scheduled for Aug. 17. County Court Judge David Foley set bail at $1 million cash or, in the alternative, $2 million to be secured by property bond or the posting of 10%. If convicted of the charges, Brinkley faces a prison sentence of between 25 years and life.