Jamestown man formally charged with murder in July 2021 shooting death, Dunkirk man charged in July shooting...
A Jamestown man accused of shooting and killing another city man nearly one-year ago has now been formally charged with murder in the case. Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt says 23 year-old Jonathan Camacho-Monge was indicted by the county Grand Jury for shooting and killing 46 year-old Angel Pacheco on Oct. 19 of 2021 on Water St. in the city. Schmidt says Camacho-Monge was arraigned in county court Thursday morning on one count of second-degree murder... after he had served a six-month term in Pennsylvania on another felony charge. Judge David Foley set bail at $250,000 cash... or $500,000 property bond. Schmidt says Camacho-Monge is due back in court on November 14th for a Discovery Conference. Schmidt says the indictment was filed this past May. Jamestown Police Chief Tim Jackson added that -- “this is an excellent example of the Jamestown Police Department Detectives doing a thorough job in order to seek justice, the Detectives spend months working this case and their tireless efforts are commendable.”
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In addition... Schmidt announced that a Dunkirk man has been formally charged in the violent assault of two young children who were injured in a shooting this past July. The D.A. says 34 year-old Javier Cruz-Corraliza was arraigned Thursday morning by Judge David Foley on the four count indictment accusing him of assaulting the 8 and 12 year-olds on July 18th. Cruz-Corraliza faces charges of first-degree assault... two counts of first-degree attempted assault... and, second-degree assault.
Jamestown fire investigators looking into cause of smokey fire at former city industrial plant...
Jamestown fire officials are asking for the public's help in determining the cause of an early morning fire Thursday in the former Atlas Building in the citys industrial corridor. City Fire Battlion Chief Brian Acterberg says crews were called to the vacant factory at 40 Winsor St. -- at Harrison -- shortly after 7 a.m. Acterberg says they found heavy smoke -- mainly on the eastside of the building... and, fire on the first-floor. City fire officials called in an off-duty shift to assist about 7:40 a.m., and, they were able to get the smokey blaze under control fairly quickly. While the building is vacant... Acterberg says there are still some potential combustables inside... along with some debris. He says crews checked the building to see if anyone was inside... but, there was no one... and, no injuries were reported. It's been reported some homeless people may have been living there. Acterberg says the department's Fire Investigation Unit is asking for help from the public in solving the fire. The number to call is 483-7678.
Sempolinski says constituents voicing concern mainly over three key issues leading up to town halls...
The man currently serving as the congressman representing the 23rd District says there are three main issues constituents have talked to him about already. However... Steuben County Republican Joe Sempolinski... who is not running for election to replace Tom Reed next month... says the main one is the economy -- namely inflation. Sempolinski says inflation is effecting everyone's heating, gasoline, and other bills... like food. He says that's definately the "number-one." Sempolinski says there are two others he also hears about a lot. One is crime and public safety... and, he says many blame the state's elimination of cash bail for most offenses. He says the third issue is that a lot of people don't feel the government listens to them... and, that's why he's "so commited to accessibility." Sempolinski is making that ability possible... starting this weekend. He'll be hosting three town halls Saturday... beginning in his hometown in Steuben County. Sempolinski will hold a town hall in Chautauqua County at the Carroll Town Hall on Saturday morning, Nov. 5... beginning at 8 a.m.
Sempolinski co-sponsoring Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement legislation...
Congressman Joe Sempolinski has announced that he is co-sponsoring the Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act of 2022. Sempolinski says it's needed to "relieve some of those burdens that were caused" during the COVID-19 pandemic... which he says "negatively impacted so many of our small businesses." The Steuben County Republican says the "government forced these businesses to close their doors for extended periods of time and later put burdensome restrictions on them." He adds the least the government can do now is to extend the help that was promised, and that businesses were depending on."
City woman arrested for allegedly driving drunk to victim's impact meeting...
A Jamestown woman arriving to take part in a Victim's Impact Panel in Fredonia for driving while intoxicated was arrested for allegedly driving drunk to get there. Sheriff's officers were helping conduct the meeting at 19 Church St. just before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Deputies say the meetings are mandated by the courts. Officers say part of the meetings includes defendant’s listening to panelists who have lost a loved one to the senseless act of DWI. During pre-registration screening... officers saw one of the defendants... 47 year-old Bethany Johnson... arrive operating a car. While registering... deputies determined that Johnson drove to the meeting intoxicated. She was arrested for Aggravated DWI. After processing... it was found that Johnson’s blood alcohol content was a .29%... which is more than three times the legal limit. She was issued appearance tickets for Fredonia Village Court.
