Cunningham-Carper indicted by Grand Jury for alleged indiscriminant shooting in Jamestown last May 8...
A Jamestown teenager has been arrested for allegedly firing a gun "indiscriminantly" at another young man back in early May and wounding the victim. Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt, and Jamestown police jointly announced late Tuesday that a secret County Grand Jury indictment was unsealed Tuesday morning... charging 19 year old Marquan Cunningham-Carper with first-degree assault... and, two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon arising from the May 8 shooting incident. Schmidt says -- "Every single shooting incident and illegal possession and use of a gun in our community hurts us all. This instance -- the indiscriminate shooting in the backside of a young man who was merely walking home after shopping at a nearby store -– says it all about where we stand as a community and the police’s ongoing fight, in which they are outgunned and outnumbered, to keep us safe and rid our streets of violent offenders." He adds that this is the first step in the case against Cunningham-Carper... and says they decided to bring their investigation to the Grand Jury due to the seriousness of the crimes committed here, and our concerns for public safety." However... he says the investigation is ongoing, and they anticipate developing further evidence. Schmidt says Cunningham-Carper pled not guilty in county court... and, Judge Foley set bail at $1-million cash... or $2-million. If convicted, he faces a maximum prison term of 25 years followed by 5 years of parole supervision.
City teen gets 4 years in federal prison on Meth trafficking conviction...
A Jamestown teenager has been sentenced to four years in federal prison following his conviction for trafficking methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that 19 year-old Raymond Medina... who had been convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine... received the sentenced from U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Vilardo. Prosecutors say in late February of 2024... Jamestown police received a domestic call at a home where the resident had a valid order of protection against Medina. When they arrived... police saw Medina leaving... and, an officer made contact with him. However... Medina immediately became argumentative and began to back away. When the officer tried to detain him, Medina pulled away. The officer advised Medina to stop, but he refused and yelled at the officer. It appeared that Medina was reaching towards his waistband... and, he then ran off. The officer unsuccessfully deployed his taser... and, a perimeter was set up and officers used footprints in the snow and a K-9 to track Medina. He was found trying to hide on the ground behind a shed... and, was taken into custody without further incident. Along the route that Media fled, officers recovered a quantity of suspected meth packaged for individual sale.
Dunkirk man sentenced to 11 years in state prison for violating his probation...
A Dunkirk man has been sentenced to 11 years in state prison... and, three-years post-release supervision for violating his probation earlier this year in Jamestown. Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt says 45 year-old Ronnie Walker received the sentence Monday from County Court Judge David Foley. Schmidt says... in May of 2023... Walker was arrested on five counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and, criminally using drug paraphernalia during a raid by the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force, and Dunkirk police. Walker later pled guilty to third-degree attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance... and, fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Back on February 26th,... Walker was arrested by the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force and Jamestown police during a raid on three counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and, tampering with physical evidence. That violated terms of his probation... and the county's Probation Department filed a violation of probation. These charges were covered by the sentence on the Violation of Probation.
City man arrested by federal agents for allegedly posting threats against immigration officials...
A Jamestown man has been arrested for allegedly posting threats to federal immigration agents... and, others employed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Tuesday that 43 year-old Matthew White was taken into custody on a charge of communicating interstate threats... which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. Prosecutors say thist past April 30... Homeland Security Investigations in Buffalo learned that an “X” account, believed to be operated by White, was engaged in publicly posting the threats. On June 4... they say White voluntarily spoke with investigators and allowed them to extract and copy the contents of his phone. Investigators recovered a number of threatening posts on “X” including: One from April 18 that stated "Kill them all, ICE is the new age gestapo, stop them.” DiGiacomo says others were posted in late April. White made an initial appearance in federal court... and, was released with conditions.
City Council approves 2025 CDBG and HOME Program Action Plan...
City lawmakers in Jamestown have approved the city's 2025 Community Development Block Grant... and, HOME Program Action Plan. The City Council Monday night approved the proposal... which had no changes following an earlier public hearing on the $1.41-million in funding. That funding was expected to take a bigger hit this year due to federal cuts. However... the cut wasn't as big as expected. City Development Director Crystal Surdyk hopes that bodes well for the program's future. Surdyk says the new, 1.41-million dollar action plan remains in line with the current 5-year consolidated plan.
