Articles by Matt Hummel
Crime
Pacheco Sentencing Adjourned To A Different Date
BUFFALO – The sentencing for Jamestown man Juan Pacheco was adjourned Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Public Information Officer Barbara Burns told WNYNewsNow. Pacheco plead guilty in June to conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of …
Courts
Panama Man Sentenced To Prison After Previously Pleading Guilty To Sex Crimes
MAYVILLE – A Panama man was sentenced to state prison on Monday after previously pleading guilty in March to course of sexual conduct against a child and second-degree rape, a Chautauqua County Court Clerk told …
Crime
Jamestown Man Scheduled For Sentencing Wednesday On Federal Charges
BUFFALO – A Jamestown man is scheduled to be sentenced in U.S. Federal Court on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. after pleading guilty in June to conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, 500 …
Courts
Four People Plead Guilty In Chautauqua County Court
MAYVILLE – Four people have recently plead guilty to various charges in Chautauqua County Court, a court clerk tells WNYNewsNow. Anthony Cunningham, no age or address given, plead guilty on Feb. 27 to third-degree attempted …
Courts
Jamestown Man Charged In Nayla Hodnett Murder To Stand Trial In September
MAYVILLE – The Jamestown man charged in connection with the 2014 death of Nayla Hodnett will stand trial in Chautauqua County Court starting 9:30 a.m., Sep. 17, with jury selection, a court clerk told WNYNewsNow …
Courts
Rance Freeman Murder Trial Adjourned To October
MAYVILLE – The murder trial for Mayville man Rance “Randy” Freeman, Jr. is now scheduled to start with jury selection on Oct. 17 at 9:30 a.m in Chautauqua County Court, a court clerk told WNYNewsNow …
Courts
Motion To Release Alleged Arsonist To Probation Denied
MAYVILLE – A motion to release the man accused of setting multiple fires in both the Jamestown and Falconer area in 2017 was denied by Chautauqua County Court Judge David Foley Thursday. Public Defender Ned …
Government
Lawyers Deliver Appellate Court Arguments In Annexation Case
ROCHESTER – Lawyers from the Town of Ellicott and City of Jamestown made their oral arguments regarding the proposed annexation of the Jamestown BPU Substation on Dow Street in the Village of Falconer Wednesday morning …
Courts
Lawyer’s “Ineffective Assistance” Major Part Of 2001 Chautauqua County Murder Appeal
ROCHESTER – The performance by the defense was the key focus of an appeal of a 2001 Chautauqua County murder Tuesday morning in the New York State Fourth Appellate Court. Thomas Theophilos is representing convicted …
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Autopsy Of Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Details Self-Inflicted Injuries, Substance Abuse
FREDONIA – An autopsy by the Erie County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed that numerous minor and major self-inflicted sharp force injuries to the upper extremities of Gueorgui “George” Penev, the man shot and killed by …
