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WJTN News Headlines for Mon., Feb. 27, 2023

City man arrested for allegedly starting several altercations inside northside apartment building...
A Jamestown man has been arrested for allegedly brandishing a knife during several altercations with people Sunday morning at a northside apartment complex.  City police were called to the scene just before 10:30 a.m., and, found that 29 year-old Isaiah Pearson had locked himself inside his apartment... and, refused to comply with officers.  He eventually came out of the apartment and became combative with officers.  Police say they had to deploy a taser to subdue Pearson and take him into custody.  He's charged with two counts of second-degree menacing... first-degree robbery... second-degree assault... third-degree criminal possession of a weapon... and second-degree harassment.  Pearsons was on parole after being convicted of attempted murder, and assault for an incident several years ago... and, was jailed pending arraignment.


Three arrested in Jamestown after traffic stop uncovers drugs...
Three people were arrested last weekend on drug-related charges during a traffic stop on Jamestown's northside.  City police say a patrol stopped the car on Van Buren St., near Prendergast Ave., shortly before 8 a.m. last Saturday... and, soon after found illegal drugs inside the vehicle.  Officers say they found 21 year-old Joshua Waygood in possession of 5.9-grams of methamphetamine... and, half-a-gram of Fentanyl.  Police say 23 year-old Damion Carlson was allegedly found with less than a gram of methamphetamine and 0.5 grams of Fentanyl... and, 31 year-old Rebecca Blue was found with one-gram of meth.  All three are charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.  Police say Waygood is also charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... while Carlson is accused of giving police a false name after being questioned numerous times... and, was also charged with second-degree criminal impersonation.  All three were taken to the city jail pending arraignment.


City man arrested after allegedly damaging door to a business early last weekend...
A Jamestown man has been arrested after city police responded to an alarm... and, found a damaged door at a westside business late last Friday night.  Jamestown officers were called to the scene just before Midnight... and found that the suspect had fled the scene on foot.  Police were able to get a description of the suspect from witnesses... and, later found 21 year-old Andrew Webber.  Webber was taken into custody on a third-degree criminal mischief charge... and, was taken to the city jail.  He was later booked and issued an appearance ticket for city court.


Jamestown GOP announces full-slate of council, and legislature candidates...
The Jamestown City Republican Committee has endorsed a full-slate of candidates for City Council... and, the Chautauqua County Legislature.  City Chairman Brent Sheldon says the council candidates feature current Council President Tony Dolce... who is seeking re-election in Ward-2.  Sheldon himself is running again in the First-Ward... and, he says the GOP is "very excited" to again have candidates for each seat... and, adds most are "long-time" Jamestown residents.  In the Third-Ward... Sheldon says Robert Reedy is running again for the seat this year.  In Ward 4... SKF employee Joseph Paterniti is seeking election.... while in Ward-5... Bill Reynolds is running for re-election after winning a special election last year.  In the Sixth-Ward... incumbant Andrew Faulkner is seeking re-election.  At-Large incumbants Jeff Russell, and Randy Daversa are seeking re-election... while retired city Public Works labor crew chief Russell Bonfiglio is running for the seat currently held by Kim Ecklund.  Ecklund recent announced a run for mayor this year.  Sheldon says they're pleased that Ecklund is at the top of the ticket... because of her finance credentials.  The GOP Committee also endorsed a full slate of county legislators... including incumbants Jamie Gustafson in District 10... David Wilfong in District 11... and, Elisabeth Rankin in District 12.  In District 9... newcomer Phillip Landy is seeking election... and, in District 13... Joseph Tickle is running.  Sheldon says the 2021 election "gave Republicans a super majority on City Council after getting a majority in 2019 for the first time in many years."


Larson announces run for Chautauqua Co. Legislature...
A past long-time Chautauqua County Legislator who gave up hist seat in 2014 to become a Jamestown City Court Judge is running again this Fall for his old seat.  Democrat Fred Larson was first elected to the legislature in 1985 in District 12... representing the city's northside.  Larson says his "passion" is economic development, and jobs for the people of Chautauqua County" in light of the huge job and population losses of the past 10 years.  Just over a year ago... Larson had to retire after getting to the state's mandated retirement age of 70.  He says there is "no one on the county legislature now with his record of commitment to economic development.  He was on the legislature's Economic Development Committee from 1985-to-1993... and, later co-chaired the Route 17 Advisory Committee with late legislator Al Jones to get the funding to complete it as a four-lane highway... which soon after became Interstate 86.  From 1998-to-2005... Larson served as Chautauqua County Attorney... and, was a member of the Industrial Parks Task Force that started in 1998... and, planned the expansion of the Mason Industrial Park near Jamestown which attracted Serta Mattress and the county's Stoneman Industrial Park in Busti which attracted Southern Tier Brewing.
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We'll have the full story tomorrow on Democratic nominees from Jamestown tomorrow.