District Attorney

District Attorney Jason L. Schmidt announces that Lisa Tibbetts, age 48, of Jamestown was convicted of two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, both “B” felonies and was sentenced May 12, 2025 by Judge David Foley to a determinate state prison sentence of seven years with two years of post-release supervision. Ms. Tibbetts plead guilty to these charges on February 25, 2025. The pled and sentence was the result of a lengthy investigation into the trafficking of methamphetamine by Ms.

District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced Monday, March 31st, Dennis Park, age 40, of Jamestown, was resentenced to 18 years in state prison with 25 years post-release supervision on a conviction of Rape in the First Degree, a class B felony, and 18 years with 25 years post-release supervision on a conviction of Criminal Sex Act in the First Degree, a class B felony. 

District Attorney Jason Schmidt has announced that, on March 31st, Randall Rolison, age 61, of Jamestown, was sentenced on his conviction for Promoting Prison Contraband in the First Degree, a class D felony, to 2 to 4 years in state prison to run consecutive to the lengthy prison sentences Mr. Rolison  received last year as a result of his convictions on two separate vehicular homicides.

District Attorney Jason Schmidt announces that on August 22^nd a Chautauqua County Grand Jury indicted Debbie Hires, age 57, and Randall Rolison, age 61, both of Jamestown, on charges of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree and Promoting Prison Contraband in the First Degree.  The indictment alleges that Ms. Hires gave a quantity of methamphetamine to Mr.

MAYVILLE, NY - The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office has provided new developments in the investigation of Yolanda Bindics' disappearance and subsequent death.

Raheem Butts, age 33, of Jamestown, was sentenced on August 5^th by Judge David Foley to a determinate state prison sentence of 3 years with 5 years of post-release supervision after he was convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree.

Eric Vangiesen, age 38, of Jamestown, was sentenced today, August 5^th, by Judge David Foley to a determinate sentence in state prison for 5.5 years with 2 years of post-release supervision after being convicted of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree and a Violation of Probation, this sentenced is to run concurrently to each other.

Eric Courtier, age 34, homeless, was arraigned August 1, 2024, after he was indicted by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury of Arson in the First Degree, a class A-1 violent felony, and Arson in the Second Degree, a class B violent felony.

On Tuesday July 30^th, Alex Johnson, age 23, of Jamestown, was sentenced by Judge David Foley to a determinate state prison sentenced of 5 years with 2 years of post-release supervision after being convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a class B felony.