Fredonia man sentenced to 50 years in prison on Child Porn conviction...
A Fredonia man has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for his conviction on production and possession of child pornography. U.S. Attorney Trini Ross announced today that 26 year-old Dustin Post received the sentence in federal court from U.S. District Judge Lawrence Vilardo. Prosecutors say State Police in Fredonia began investigating Post in the Summer of 2019 after receiving a complaint from a parent about a possible sex offender against a minor. During that time... Post video-recorded his sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl. In November of 2019... investigators removed a cellphone, a laptop computer, and four flash drives from Post’s home. The say a forensic analysis of the electronic devices recovered multiple images and videos of child pornography. During the course of the investigation, a total of nine girls and one adult female were identified as victims of Post.
Jamestown police update condition of 3-year-old in fatal fire, with name of deceased victim...
The 3-year-old child rescued along with a 19 year-old man who later died in the aftermath of last Friday afternoon's house fire in Jamestown is now in stable condition. City Police said in a Facebook post last weekend that the youngster was transferred to Oishei Children's Hospital in Buffalo for further treatment. JPD identified the 19 year-old man who died as a result of the blaze at 109 Kidder St. as Jacob Rishel Harrison. JPD Captain Bob Samuelson says Harrison died shortly before 6 p.m. at UPMC Chautauqua Hospital. The fire broke out shortly before 2 p.m., and, Fire Battalion Chief Roger Sigular says crews were also told on arrival that people were trapped inside. Sigular says there was fire on the first-floor that had already begun spreading to the second floor. He says two male victims were rescued from the house, while two others were able to escape on their own. Samuelson says one firefighter did sustain a burn injury... and, was also taken to the hospital. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Retired JPD K-9 "Mitchell" dies after battling cancer...
The Jamestown Police Department is mourning the loss of retired K-9 "Mitchell" who died from cancer at the age of 12. Officials say "Mitchell" was Officer Erik Kraft’s first K-9 as a new handler. They say "Mitchell" was everything an officer could ask for in a K-9 partner; "loyal, brave, disciplined, and intelligent." His detection work was unprecedented and led to numerous arrests and drug seizures in his career. Mitchell and his handler, Erik Kraft, were honored as Grand Marshal of the 2016 Jamestown Christmas Parade after Mitchell was stabbed and critically wounded by a homicide suspect. He recovered and returned to full duty. Mitchell's selfless actions earned him the Police Cross Medal and the Medal of Valor.
Borrello blasts redistricting maps as blatently political...
Calling the redrawn lines "egregiously political..." local State Senator George Borrello says he voted against both the congressional and state legislative maps approved by the state lawmakers in Albany this week. Borrello condemned the process during an interview late last week... especially the fact there was no notice on when they were going to vote on them after laying on lawmakers' desks for three-days. He adds they were presented with no commentary, and no testimony from those who spoke at hearings. Borrello... a Republican from Sunset Bay... says the maps approved by the legislature would change the current 57th State Senate district in to the 58th district. He says it would include Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany and Wyoming Counties, and southern towns in Erie County. Borrello says the newly redrawn 23rd Congressional District also appears to be pitting two sitting House members, Chris Jacobs and Claudia Tenney.
Wendel also expresses frustration over redistricting process...
The expected legal battle over Democrats' alleged gerrymandering in New York is underway as a group of voters in Republican-friendly communities filed a lawsuit in state court to block new congressional maps. A group of 14 New Yorkers filed the suit Thursday in state court in Steuben County against Governor Kathy Hochul, top Democratic lawmakers, the state board of elections and a state redistricting task force. Many people testified both in-person and virtually before the task force. One was Chautauqua County Executive P.J. Wendel... who emphasized one issue during the on-line testimony. That was the need to keep Chautauqua in a southern tier district. Wendel adds that keeping the district together doesn't have to be political... because Jamestown's Stan Lundine, a Democrat, represented the region many years ago.
City Council to vote tonight on appointment of Bill Reynolds to replace Grant Olson on panel....
The Jamestown City Council will vote tonight on filling the vacant Fifth-Ward council seat previously held by Grant Olson. City officials announced late Friday that they had tapped former Jamestown Police Detective Bill Reynolds-the-third to take the seat... bringing the panel back to nine members. The announcement was made by Council President Tony Dolce and Mayor Eddie Sundquist that Reynolds... the former North Harmony Town Supervisor... would replace Olson... who withdrew from the seat due to family business obligations. Reynolds was North Harmony Supervisor from 1989 to 2004. He lives in Jamestown with his wife Deborah. A special session will be held to take the vote... beginning at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
