(WNY News Now) – JAMESTOWN, NY — A 38-year-old Jamestown man was taken into custody early Friday after police investigated a domestic dispute on the city’s West Side that allegedly involved conduct placing a child’s welfare at risk.

According to the Jamestown Police Department, officers from the Third Platoon responded to the incident at approximately 1:15 a.m. on November 6, 2026.

An investigation determined that Andrew K. Derck, 38, allegedly acted in a manner likely to be injurious to the physical, mental or moral welfare of a person under the age of 17, police said.

Derck was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Jamestown City Jail.

He was charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child and held pending arraignment in Jamestown City Court.

The charge is an allegation, and Derck is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.