(WNY News Now) – A Jamestown man was taken into custody July 2 after police said he violated an active Order of Protection at a west side residence.

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Officers with the Jamestown Police Department’s First Platoon responded to a report of a suspicious situation at a west side address at approximately 1:45 p.m. on July 2, 2026.

Following an investigation, officers determined that Luis A. Ruiz, 39, of Jamestown, was allegedly violating an active Order of Protection that required him to stay away from a female protected by the order who was present at the scene.

Ruiz was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Jamestown City Jail. Police charged him with first-degree Criminal Contempt, citing a previous Criminal Contempt conviction as the basis for the felony charge.

Ruiz was held at the Jamestown City Jail pending arraignment in Jamestown City Court.

The charge is an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.