(WNY News Now) – A Jamestown man has been sentenced to six years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to two felony drug possession charges stemming from separate traffic stops in late 2024 and early 2025.

Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced that Jamal Jackson, 33, of Jamestown, was sentenced on Aug. 3 by Judge David W. Foley to a total of six years in state prison with five years of post-release supervision.

Jackson was convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree.

According to the District Attorney’s Office, the first case began in December 2024 when Jamestown Police officers conducted a traffic stop and determined Jackson, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was in possession of methamphetamine.

About one month later, in January 2025, Jackson was arrested again following another traffic stop by Jamestown Police. After he was transported to the Jamestown Police Department, officers reportedly found more than one-half ounce of methamphetamine in the back seat of a patrol vehicle.

Jackson was indicted by a Chautauqua County grand jury in April 2025 for the December incident and again in June 2025 for the January arrest. He pleaded guilty to both charges in May.

Judge Foley imposed a sentence of 2½ years in state prison for the attempted criminal possession charge and 3½ years for the criminal possession charge. The sentences will be served consecutively, resulting in a total prison term of six years.

The District Attorney’s Office said Jackson was sentenced as a violent predicate felon based on multiple prior felony convictions within the applicable time period.

District Attorney Schmidt also thanked the Jamestown Police Department for its investigation and work on both cases.