Christopher Swanson
NEW ORLEANS – A Jamestown man wanted for allegedly making meth at separate locations in Westfield, Busti and Jamestown – the latter leading to a small explosion and fire in Jamestown – is now in police custody.
The Southern Tier Regional Drug Task force is reporting that 43 year-old Christopher Swanson was taken into custody in New Orleans early Saturday morning.
Swanson was wanted on a Chautauqua County Grand Jury indictment warrant from an investigation by authorities for allegedly operating a meth lab in the Town of Westfield.
He was also wanted on local court arrest warrants from the Lakewood-Busti Police Dept. and the Jamestown Police Dept. These warrants are the result of investigations into Swanson allegedly operating meth labs in both the Town of Busti and the City of Jamestown.
In the Jamestown incident, Swanson is accused of allegedly starting a fire at 824 Prendergast Avenue while cooking meth in the upstairs apartment. That incident happened in November 2014. Swanson fled the residence before police and the fire department arrived at the scene. At the time, police believed Swanson suffered burns as a result of the incident.
Police say that an investigation found that Swanson would be in New Orleans Saturday morning and that information was given to the U.S. Marshalls Office and the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, who were then able to locate Swanson and take him into custody.
Swanson will be extradited to Chautauqua County where he will initially be arraigned on the Chautauqua County Grand Jury Indictment Warrant and then subsequently on the warrants from Jamestown and the Town of Busti.
Police say additionally there are outstanding arrest warrants for Swanson from the state of Alaska pertaining to similar charges.
Leave a Reply