(WNY News Now) – JAMESTOWN, N.Y. – A Jamestown man was taken into custody early Monday morning for allegedly violating an order of protection involving two victims.
According to the Jamestown Police Department, officers responded to a report of a past domestic incident at a west-side residence around 12:15 a.m. on March 31. The investigation determined that 22-year-old Michael R. Shafer had repeatedly called and threatened the protected individuals, violating the court order.
Officers later located Shafer at a different location and arrested him without incident. He was transported to the city jail and is being held pending arraignment in Jamestown City Court on two counts of Aggravated Criminal Contempt. As are all persons accused of a crime, the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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