MAYVILLE - A Jamestown man accused of setting a woman on fire in late 2017 has been sentenced to 21 years in state prison. Chautauqua County District Attorney Patrick Swanson says 38-year-old Luis Castro-Mojica was sentenced Monday in county court … [Read more...]
City Man Who Killed Dog by Hanging it from Tree Sentenced to One Year in Jail
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown man arrested for hanging a pit bull from a tree and then leaving it there has been sentenced to one year in jail. The District Attorney's Office says 48 year-old Robert Overton Jr. was sentenced Monday in Chautauqua … [Read more...]
Jadlowski Sentenced to 1 to 3 Years in County Court
MAYVILLE - The Sherman man who pleaded guilty to accidentally shooting and killing his neighbor in 2017 has been sentenced to 1 to 3 years in prison. On Monday Chautauqua County Judge David Foley announced the sentence for Thomas Jadlowski, who … [Read more...]
City Man Accused of Setting Woman on Fire Pleads Guilty to Assault
MAYVILLE - A Jamestown man has reached a plea agreement with the Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office in connection to a domestic violence case where he allegedly doused a woman with flammable material and set her on fire. The Post-Journal … [Read more...]
Young Trail Set for Jan. 22 After Defense Rejects Plea Offer from DA’s Office
MAYVILLE - The trial for the Jamestown man accused of setting multiple fires in the city as well as Falconer in March 2017 will begin in January. That’s according to the Jamestown Post-Journal, which says a plea offer was rejected by the defense … [Read more...]
City Man Pleads Guilty in Robbery Case from June 2018
MAYVILLE - The Jamestown man accused of robbing a bank in Falconer and Kwik Fill in the city this past summer has pleaded guilty to third-degree robbery. Albert Chapman made the plea in Chautauqua County Court Thursday. He still faces a … [Read more...]
Trial of Jamestown Man Accused of Multiple Arsons Begins in January
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Post-Journal says the trial of a city man accused of setting multiple fires in early 2017 will have his day in court in January. Jury selection in the arson case against 20-year-old Jonathan Young is scheduled to begin … [Read more...]
County District Attorney Announces Plea Deal with Sherman Hunter Who Shot, Killed Neighbor
MAYVILLE - The Sherman man charged after unintentionally shooting and killing his neighbor during a hunting incident last November has pleaded guilty to Criminally Negligent Homicide and Hunting After Hours. Chautauqua County District Attorney … [Read more...]
Dunkirk Man Convicted of Kidnapping Autistic Child Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison
MAYVILLE - The Dunkirk man found guilty of kidnapping a 13-year-old autistic boy from a Walmart in the north county was sentenced Thursday to 16 years in prison. County District Attorney Patrick Swanson says 30-year-old Samuel Saeli received his … [Read more...]
Trial Involving City Man Charged with Attempted Murder Postponed
MAYVILLE - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that the attempted murder trial against a city man accused of dousing a woman with flammable material and setting her on fire has been postponed. Jury selection was set to begin Tuesday in … [Read more...]
