MAYVILLE - The trial for one of the four men accused of killing a couple from the town of Carroll is moving forward. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting Friday that the first pre-trial hearing of 34 year-old Davide Coggins got underway … [Read more...]
Plea Deal Given to Carroll Double Homicide Defendant
Originally posted April 22, 9:04 a.m. Updated April 23, 9:05 a.m. FREWSBURG - One of four men accused in the Carroll Double Homicide that took place in April 2013 has accepted a plea deal. Chautauqua County District Attorney David Foley tells WRFA … [Read more...]
County Corrections Officer Accused of Having Sexual Contact with Inmate
MAYVILLE - A corrections officer at the county jail has been arrested after an investigation revealed he allegedly had sexual contact with a female inmate. Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department corrections officer Jeffrey Swan was suspended from … [Read more...]
Randolph School Bus Driver Accepts Plea Deal in Child Sexual Abuse Case
The Randolph Central School bus driver accused of inappropriately touching a child has reached a plea deal with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office. According to a release from the district attorney’s office, John Hitchcock pleaded guilty in … [Read more...]
Two Jamestown Men Sentenced in County Court
MAYVILLE - Two Jamestown men will serve time in prison after being sentenced Monday in Chautauqua County Court. District Attorney David Foley’s office says 20 year-old JustinMcLaughlin of Jamestown was sentenced to two to six years in state prison … [Read more...]
Dunkirk Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter for 2013 Death of Fredonia Man
MAYVILLE - A Dunkirk man about to go to trial for the death of a Fredonia man last year has pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree manslaughter. The office of Chautauqua County District Attorney David Foley announced that 46 year-old Theodore Wickham entered … [Read more...]
Taglianetti Found Guilty of 2nd Degree Murder in Shooting Death of Clymer School Superintendent
The murder trial of Anthony Robert Taglianetti II is now over. On Friday afternoon, a jury of Chautauqua County residents found Taglianetti guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Keith Reed Jr. Reed was a Clymer Central School … [Read more...]
Barmore Wins Race for Chautauqua County Clerk
JAMESTOWN - In addition to a major victory for the GOP in the Chautauqua County Executive's race, the other two county-wide offices up for election on Tuesday also went to the Republican Party. In the only other contested county-wide race, Gerry … [Read more...]
Election Day 2013 Has Arrived
Today is Election Day across the country, and voters in Chautauqua County will be heading to the polls to decide on Several key races. Polls are open from now until 9 p.m. WRFA will be providing updates tonight on Facebook and will also have a … [Read more...]
Prosecution Rests in Taglianetti Murder Trial
MAYVILLE - The murder trial of Anthony Robert Taglianetti has been adjourned until next Wednesday in Chautauqua County Court. On Thursday, District Attorney David Foley called his final witnesses to the stand. Among the testimony given was … [Read more...]
