Rocco Beardsley following an arrest in February 2016.
Chautauqua County District Attorney Patrick Swanson Friday announced several sentences that were recently handed down in county court, including one for a Jamestown man who was no stranger to the law.
The DA’s office reports that 31 year-old Rocco Beardsley was sentenced on Jan. 12 by Supreme Court Judge Paul Wojtaszek on three counts; a determinate sentence of four years in state prison plus two years of post-release supervision after being convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree; a determinate sentence of two years in state prison plus two years of post-release supervision after being convicted of Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine in the 3rd Degree; and a determinate sentence of five years in state prison plus two years of post-release supervision after being convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree. All sentences run concurrently.
Several others were also sentenced to time in state prison, including:
- Cody A. Didomenico, 23 of Jamestown, was sentenced on January 26 by Acting County Court Judge John L. LaMancuso on one count; an indeterminate sentence of one and one-third to four years in state prison, after being convicted of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 4th Degree.
- Melvin J. Ingram, 39 of Jamestown, was sentenced on February 9 by Supreme Court Judge Paul Wojtaszek on one count; a determinate sentence of four years in state prison plus three years of post-release supervision, after being convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree.
- Juan C. Pinto-Garcia, 62 of Jamestown, was sentenced on February 9 by Supreme Court Judge Paul Wojtaszek on one count; a determinate sentence of four years in state prison plus one year of post-release supervision, after being convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree.
- Cesar L. Soto, 39 of Jamestown, was sentenced on February 9 by Supreme Court Judge Paul Wojtaszek on three counts; a determinate sentence of six years in state prison plus three years of post-release supervision after being convicted of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree; an indeterminate sentence of two to four years in state prison after being convicted of Attempted Reckless Endangerment in the 1st Degree; and an indeterminate sentence of two to four years in state prison after being convicted of Attempted Strangulation in the 2nd Degree. All sentences run concurrently.
- Joshua Hammer, 29 of Dunkirk, was sentenced on February 9 by Acting County Court Judge James Bargnesi on three counts; a determinate sentence of four years in state prison plus two years of post-release supervision after being convicted of Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine in the 2nd Degree; a determinate sentence of two and one-half years in state prison plus one years of post-release supervision after being convicted of Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine in the 3rd Degree; and an indeterminate sentence of one to three years in state prison after being convicted of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 3rd Degree. All sentence run concurrently.
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