Sinclairville man arrested for assault with baseball bat...
A man from Sinclairville is accused of swinging a baseball bat... and,sticking another person... injuring them. Sheriff's deputies say they were called to an "assault in progress" at a Main Street address in the village shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday. Officers say further investigation showed the 46 year-old Jeremiah Haas had injured the other person with the bat. Deputies subsequently arrested Haas, and charged him with third-degree assault. He was taken to the county jail pending arraignment.
City woman accused of punching man, glass door during domestic incident...
A Jamestown woman is accused of punching a man... and, a glass door... during a domestic incident that occured in front of her two children. City police were called to a westside address about 5:30 p.m. Friday for a "domestic-in-progress." Officers say their investigation showed that 25 year-old Brianna Ryan had punched the male victim... then punched the door -- causing it to shatter. Ryan was arrested on two counts of endangering the welfare of a child... and one count of third-degree criminal mischief. She was held pending arraignment.
Celoron man arrested following drug investigation and raid...
A raid in Celoron late this morning has led to the arrest of a village man for allegedly being in possession of significant amounts of Fentanyl and methamphetamine. Jamestown police say they and members of the JPD SWAT Team excuted a search warrant at 19 East Duquesne St. about 9:20 a.m., and they found 30 year-old Darin Butts, Jr., and one juvenile inside the residence. Detectives later searched the property... and, found 217.8 grams of methamphetamine, 47.4 grams of fentanyl, 90-dollars in cash... scales for weighing the drugs, and packaging materials used for drug distribution. Police say Butts was taken into custody... and, taken to the city jail. He faces one count of second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... two counts of third-degree criminal possession... and, two counts of second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia. Butts was held pending centralized arraignment. At the time of his arrest... police say Butts out on bail on Federal Probation for previous drug trafficking-related charges.
Advanced Registration for CCCC State Legislative Breakfast due Monday...
The county's two New York state legislators will be on hand in Mayville this coming Friday for an interactive event to discuss several issues with the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce. The chamber will host its annual State Legislative Breakfast featuring Senator George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew Goodell on May 10th at Chautauqua Suites. Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Dan Heitzenrater says this year's edition is being held later in the calendar compared to previous years. Heitzenrater says they had typically held the legislative breakfast in April, right after the budget was passed. However... it was changed this year because of how late budget negotiations were taking. They held the County Executive's program last month. Borrello says they plan to go more in depth about some of the issues facing the state... including the budget, the state's future, and big issues during an election year. Advanced registration for the State Legislative Breakfast is due Monday, May 6.
County officials, labor leaders and others take part in Worker's Memorial Day near Frewsburg...
"Remember the dead -- fight for the living" was the theme of this year's Worker's Memorial Day event held annually at Erlandson Overview Park near Frewsburg. The names of nearly 200 Chautauqua County residents killed while on the job were read during Saturday's solumn program at the Worker's Memorial Site and Gazebo. County Executive P.J. Wendel presided over the service... noting the deaths of people that he and his family have known... and, were killed while doing their jobs. Jamestown Labor Lawyer Chuck DeAngelo was the keynote speaker... and, talked about how procedures have changed due to serious work injuries -- or deaths. While those have saved countless lives... DeAngelo says it's important to better evaluate jobs -- and, how to do them more safely. He says it's often found after such accidents, that they could have been prevented. Three new names were also added to the Worker's Memorial Bench in the park... who were labor leaders and were part of the Worker's Memorial Site Committee. They are: Jack Rudy, Don Briske, and Doug Stock. Several other local leaders spoke during the program... including State Assemblyman Andy Goodell.
