City woman arrested for alleged stabbing during domestic incident...
A woman from Jamestown has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a man during a domestic incident on the city's westwide Wednesday. Jamestown police were called to the scene shortly before 11 a.m. on a report of a stabbing. During they investigation... officers say they determined that 43 year-old Vanessa Braun got into the dispute... and, stabbed the man twice in the neck with a knif. Police say the man suffered serious injuries and had to be treated. Braun was also found to have threatened to kill two other victims. She was arrested for first-degree assault... third-degree criminal possession of a weapon... and, second-degree aggravated harassment. She was jailed pending arraignment.
Jamestown man pleads guilty to federal drug and weapons possession charges...
A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty in federal court to drug and gun possession charges... and, faces up to 30 years in prison. U-S Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Wednesday that 47 year-old Richard Pearson entered the plea before U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Vilardo to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, which carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison. Prosecutors say in late June of last year... investigators executed a search warrant at a Newland Avenue residence... and, seized cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, p-fluorofentanyl, suboxone strips, $200 in cash, a digital scale, and a firearm. Pearson was present during the search... and, had previously been convicted of felony charges in 2018 and 2009 in Chautauqua County Court... and in 2006 in Federal Court. With that... Pearson is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm. He's to be sentenced next July.
One person arrested during simultanous drug raids in Dunkirk...
A pair of drug raids in the city of Dunkirk Monday morning led to the arrest of one person... and seizure of cocaine and fentanyl along with firearms. Sheriff's officers say they were assisted by Dunkirk and Jamestown police... and, the FBI's Safe Streets unit in executing search warrants at 91 Lincoln Ave., and, the lower apartment at 4 Front St. about 8:30 a.m. Deputies say they seized quantities of the drugs, as well as scales and packaging material for drug sales. They also found a shotgun and a rifle. Investigators arrested 43 year-old Alberta Maxwell-Battle for third-and seventh-degree criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance... fourth-degree criminal Possession of a Weapon... and second-degree criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia. Maxwell-Battle was arraigned in Dunkirk City Court. The investigations for both locations are still on going with the possibility of additional arrests.
Cost doubles for new guardrail proposed for Persell MS...
The cost of putting in a new guard rail near Jamestown's Persell Middle School has about doubled with the two options the city is looking at right now. That as talks are continuing between the city, and the Jamestown Public Schools. The previous guardrail was removed after the former Y-intersection at Baker Street and Hazeltine Avenue was reconfigured and rebuilt to slow traffic going on to Hazeltine. City Councilman Jeff Russell has expressed a desire to see the guard rail replaced... and, asked Acting Public Works Director Mark Roetzer and Mayor Kim Ecklund about it. Ecklund says Roetzer told the school board that about the cost has risen to $27,000 to $30,000. Russell says the previous numbers were about 12-thousand to 15-thousand dollars... and, questioned the increase. Roetzer says it's because -- they felt the sidewalk needed to be moved back away from the guard rail to provide more of a buffer. Roetzer says the city school board didn't want the sidewalk taken out... but, would like to have it moved closer to the building... and, that's where the additional costs come in.
Langworthy praises Trump's speech to joint session of Congress on Tuesday...
Local Congressman Nick Langworthy calls President Trump's Joint Address to Congress last night a "path back to strength..." and calls it an honor to be seated on the House floor to hear it. Following the address... the Buffalo-area Republican says "under the Trump Administration, the American Dream is being renewed.... and, I know America's best days are ahead." Langworthy adds that the speech was "inspiring and exactly what the American people needed to hear, highlighting the very best of our country." However... he said he was "discouraged and appalled by Democrats’ reprehensible conduct -- which included the ejection of Houston-area Democrat Al Greene who interrupted the speech early on.
NYS Farm Bureau issues statement on Tariffs...
The New York Farm Bureau is expressing "great concern" over the enactment of higher federal tariffs with Canada, Mexico and China. Farm Bureau President David Fischer says "our farmers are already dealing with razor-thin margins. If these tariffs persist, they may be faced with rising costs of products like potash, a key ingredient in fertilizer, as nearly all of it is imported from Canada." Fischer adds that New York is the number-two state in the nation for apple production. He says if Washington State, the number-one producer, cannot export apples, they may sell them in New York at a fraction of the normal cost, which would undercut our farmers’ profit margin even further."
