(WNY News Now) – A 42-year-old Jamestown man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he threatened officers with a knife and threw the weapon at one of them during an incident on the city’s East Side.

According to the Jamestown Police Department, officers responded to an East Side location at approximately 4:16 p.m. on October 15, 2026, for a report of a suspicious person.

Police identified the individual as Brandon T. Jimerson, 42, of Jamestown. Officers located Jimerson at an address in the area that had been condemned.

As an officer approached, Jimerson allegedly began yelling and displayed a knife. Police said he waved the knife and threatened to kill the responding officer and other officers.

A second officer arrived at the scene. According to police, Jimerson also waved the knife at the second officer before throwing the weapon at one of the officers. Jimerson was taken into custody a short time later, police said.

Jimerson faces the following charges:

• Two counts of menacing a police officer, a felony
• Attempted assault in the second degree, a felony
• Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, a felony
• Trespass

Jimerson was being held pending arraignment in Jamestown City Court, according to police.

The charges are allegations, and the case will proceed through the court system.