ALBANY - A local man who was charged in 2017 for setting over a dozen fires in the Jamestown area will not be prosecuted for the alleged crimes. The Post-Journal is reporting today that New York's highest court has denied an application seeking an … [Read more...]
4th Appellate Division Rules Against Appeal Effort Involving 2012 Murder of Clymer School Superintendent
ROCHESTER - The State Appellate Division: 4th Judicial Department in Rochester Friday announced that it is upholding a 2014 Chautauqua County Court decision that found Anthony "Rob" Taglianetti II guilty of murder. In February 2014, … [Read more...]
Park Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison
JAMESTOWN - A man who pleaded guilty to first degree rape and first degree criminal sex act in connection to two sexual assault incidents that occurred Jamestown Laundromat in 2018 will spend 18 years in state prison. The Jamestown Post-Journal … [Read more...]
DAs Office Reaches Plea Agreement with City Man in Shooting Incident, Days Before Going to Trial
MAYVILLE - A Jamestown man pleaded guilty in Chautauqua County Court on Tuesday for his role in a January 2019 shooting that left one person injured. The Post Journal says 32-year-old Rasul Bonds entered a plea of second-degree attempted assault … [Read more...]
Conewango Man Charged with Rape Makes Plea Deal with DA, Faces 18 Years in Prison
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that the Conewango man who was facing two separate charges of sexual assault related to two separate incidents that took place in July 2018 has pleaded guilty in Chautauqua County Court to charges … [Read more...]
Appeal Involving Evidence in Jamestown Arson Case to be Heard December 2 in State Appellate Court
ROCHESTER - The Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office will make its case next month for overturning a suppression of evidence decision in the upcoming trial of a Jamestown man accused of starting numerous fires in March 2017. Assistant … [Read more...]
Jamestown Man Found Not Guilty in Death of 16-Month Old
MAYVILLE - A Jamestown man has been found not guilty on charges connected to the 2016 death of a 16-month-old child. On Monday afternoon a jury in Chautauqua County Court returned the verdict of not guilty on the charges of second-degree murder … [Read more...]
Jury Selection in Perez Trial Begins in Mayville
MAYVILLE - The the trial for a Jamestown man accused of killing a 16-month-old toddler over five years ago will soon get underway in Chautauqua County Court. The Jamestown Post-Journal says jury selection in the case against 35-year-old Tyler … [Read more...]
State Appellate Court Overturns Decision by County Court Judge Involving Child Abuse Case
ROCHESTER - The State Appellate Court in Rochester has overturned a decision by Judge David Foley in Chautauqua County Court involving the child abuse case of a Cassadaga man. Foley ruled on the side of the defense that key pieces of evidence … [Read more...]
Waggoner Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for July 2018 Murder
MAYVILLE - The Jamestown man found guilty earlier this year in the shooting death of another city man will spend 20 years to live in prison. The Post-Journal is reporting 54-year-old David Waggoner was sentenced Monday in County Court. The … [Read more...]
