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.

Jamestown Police say 36 year old Cesar Soto was not at his 200 Willis St. residence when local authorities raided the home as part of a multi-resident drug investigation that resulted in the confiscation of heroin, among other narcotics. Soto is charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

He is currently being held in Jamestown City Jail and is awaiting arraignment.

Police say anyone who has information on the illegal sales and trafficking of narcotics in the Jamestown area is asked call the JPD anonymous tip line at 483-Tips (8477). All calls will be kept confidential.