(WNY News Now) – JAMESTOWN, NY – A Jamestown man was arrested early Thursday morning for violating a stay-away order of protection.

At approximately 12:20 AM on March 27, 2025, officers from the Jamestown Police Department’s third platoon were conducting a routine patrol in the area of Prendergast Avenue and Crossman Street. During their patrol, officers observed Robert I. Owens 4th, 23, walking with an individual who has a court-issued stay-away order of protection against him.

Owens was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Jamestown Police Department. Due to his prior criminal history, he was charged with criminal contempt in the first degree, a felony offense.

Owens is currently being held pending arraignment in Jamestown City Court. As are all persons accused of a crime, the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.