Randall Rolison

A Jamestown man who was involved in two separate fatal crashes has had his bail revoked and is in jail.

Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said 59-year old Randall Rolison is in the County Jail without bail following his release from UPMC Hamot Medical Center where he had been receiving treatment for injuries he sustained in a fatal crash on December 5, 2022. That crash in the town of Arkwright resulted in the death of 71-year Linda Kraemer and seriously injured 71-year old Gary Kraemer, both of South Dayton.

Schmidt said charges are still pending against Rolison in that incident.

Rolison had previously been indicted by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury on manslaughter charges after striking and killing 15-year old Lexy Hughan on December 31, 2021 with a commercial vehicle. He also is charged with three counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree.

Randall Rolison

The Jamestown man involved in a fatal hit and run accident in Jamestown last December has been involved in another fatal car accident in the town of Arkwright.

State Police said 59-year old Randall Rolison was the driver of the car that went through a stop sign at the intersection of State Route 83 and Center Road, hitting the car driven by 71-year old Gary Kraemer of South Dayton on Saturday night. The collision caused his passenger, 71-year old Linda Kraemer, to be ejected from the car. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Kraemer, Rolison, and passengers in his vehicle were taken to area hospitals for non-life threatening injuries.

Rolison had previously been indicted by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury on a manslaughter charges after striking and killing 15-year old Lexy Hughan on December 31, 2021 with a commercial vehicle. He also is charged with three counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree.

Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt issued a statement saying his office is “pursuing a number of options available under the law for addressing the current situation, including seeking the revocation of Mr. Rolison’s bail so that he can be jailed pending trial on the indicted cases. We are also actively working to develop information and evidence arising from Saturday’s accident which may lead us to file new charges against Mr. Rolison.

Schmidt criticized County Court Judge David Foley in his statement for reducing the amount of requested bail for Rolison on all charges from $500,000 cash or $1 million property bond to a total of $85,000 cash or $170,000 property bond. Rolison was able to make bail and was released at that time.

Jonathan Young

ROCHESTER – The Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office will make its case next month for overturning a suppression of evidence decision in the upcoming trial of a Jamestown man accused of starting numerous fires in March 2017.

Assistant District Attorney Michael Flaherty Jr. will appear before the state’s 4th Appellate Division on Dec. 2 to argue an appeal of an April 2019 ruling by Chautauqua County Court Judge David Foley when he said evidence gathered by Police in Pennsylvania is inadmissible against Jonathan Young in his New York trial.

Young faces a 25-count indictment in Chautauqua County Court that includes 13 felony arson charges. He’s accused of setting more than a dozen fires in Jamestown and Falconer between March 2-25, 2017. He was indicted by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury on two counts of second-degree arson, 11 counts of third-degree arson, one count of fifth-degree arson and 11 counts of second-degree criminal mischief. The most serious charge, second-degree arson, carries a sentence of up to 25 years in prison.

Young was also accused of fleeing into Pennsylvania as investigators in Jamestown were closing in on him as a suspect. He was eventually arrested for stealing a vehicle in Warren County as well as starting another fire in Butler County. He was held for prosecution for his crimes in Pennsylvania and, in April 2018, Young reached a plea agreement involving his Pennsylvania charges. He was then extradited back to Chautauqua County to answer to his charges here.

A pretrial hearing was held on April 1, 2019 in Chautauqua County Court and that is when Judge Foley ruled evidence to be inadmissible. At issue is whether or not statements made by Young to police in Pennsylvania at the time of his arrest can be used as evidence in his New York trial. Specifically, Pennsylvania detectives questioned Young about one of the arson cases that occurred in New York and the County DA’s office wants to use those statements as evidence.  But Foley ruled that at the time of his statements, Young waived his right to an attorney to be present during questioning only for the Pennsylvania charges and not the New York charges. As a result, Foley said the statements should be inadmissible in the New York trial.  In making his decision he cited the Court of Appeals case, People v. Lopez – which held that a detective violated a man’s indelible right to counsel by questioning him on unrelated New York charges without first obtaining a written waiver from his Pennsylvania attorney.

Jury selection in Young’s trial was to begin in March of this year in Chautauqua County Court. It’s been on hold since Foley’s ruling because the DA’s office filed for an appeal in the State Appellate Division.

Young is being represented by the Chautauqua County Public Defender’s Office.

Tavion Turner

MAYVILLE – A 20-year-old Jamestown man faces a charge of second degree murder following an indictment by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury.

According to Jamestown Police, the charge comes a year-and-a-half after the November 2017 stabbing death of 22-year-old Dylan Ownbey of Frewsburg.  City police say Tavion Turner was taken into custody late last week and arraigned in Chautauqua County Court on the charge, which came following a lengthy investigation.

Ownbey was stabbed on Willard Street on Nov. 28, 2017. The incident occurred after the two were allegedly involved in a fight. Ownbey was rushed to UPMC Chautauqua hospital but pronounced dead. At the time of the stabbing, investigators said there may have been a second suspect in the area who fled toward Peterson Street. But so far, only Turner has been charged.

He was sent to the Chautauqua County jail on $1 million cash bail.

Corey Johnson

JAMESTOWN – A Chautauqua County Grand Jury has handed up a second indictment in the case involving a January 30 drive by shooting in Jamestown.

City Police say 19 year-old Corey Johnson faces three counts of attempted murder and one count of assault in the first degree.

Johnson is the second man to be charged. Earlier this week city police also arrested 30-year-old Rasul Bonds on the same charges after an indictment was handed up by a grand jury.

Police say the drive by shooting took place at about 2:48 a.m. on January 30 near the intersection of N. Main and Ninth Streets in Jamestown as a group of individuals were walking along the road. One male victim was seriously injured after being struck in the face.

Johnson is being held in the county jail on $200,000 Cash Bail.

Thomas Jadlowski

SHERMAN – The Sherman man accused of fatally shooting his neighbor during a hunting incident last November has been re-indicted.

According to a joint-media release sent out late Monday morning by the Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 34 year-old Thomas Jadlowski was indicted by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury on a count of Second Degree Manslaughter and Hunting After Hours.

Jadlowski is accused of shooting and killing his neighbor, 43 year-old Rosemary “Rosie” Billquist, while she was walking her dogs in a field adjacent to her and her husband’s Sherman Home during the early evening of Nov. 22. At the time, Jadlowski had said he had mistaken Billquist for a deer. He reportedly rushed to her aid upon learning he had shot her, but she eventually died as a result of an bullet wound to her hip.

It’s the second time Jadlowski was indicted. Earlier this year Chautauqua County Judge David Foley threw out the initial indictment, due to a failure by the District Attorney’s office to properly provide the grand jury with details involving a lesser charge than second degree manslaughter.

Chautauqua County District Attorney Patrick Swanson stated in the media release,“We’re pleased that this case
is back in the posture it was four weeks ago and again moving forward. I want to thank all the agencies involved in re-presenting this matter.”

Jadlowski previously pleaded not guilty to charges of Manslaughter and Hunting After Hours, which is illegal in New York state. He is currently out on bail, which was set at $50,000.  If convicted, he could spend 5 to 15 years in prison.

He will be back in court on May 21.

Luis Mojica-Castro

JAMESTOWN – The Post-Journal is reporting that a Chautauqua County Grand Jury has indicted a city man on an attempted murder charge related to him allegedly setting a female victim on fire during a domestic incident in December 2017. The grand jury also indicted 37 year-old Luis Castro-Mojica on a charge of first-degree assault.

Castro-Mojica initially pleaded not guilty to first-degree assault during his arraignment in Jamestown City Court following the incident. He was then sent to Chautauqua County Jail with bail set at $1 million cash.

Castro-Mojica is scheduled to appear for a conference in Chautauqua County Court on March 26 after the case was moved from Jamestown City Court.

According to a media release sent out by JPD Capt. Robert Samuelson, Jamestown Police arrived at the scene at at 210 Thayer St at about 11:40 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5 and found a 27-year-old female with severe burns to her face, head, and torso. An investigation revealed that the victim was doused in a flammable substance and then set on fire. She was taken to UPMC WCA Chautauqua and then immediately air lifted to ECMC in Buffalo.

Thomas Jadlowski

JAMESTOWN – The Sherman man who authorities say shot and killed his neighbor while hunting the day before Thanksgiving has been indicted on a manslaughter charge.

On Thursday Chautauqua County District Attorney Patrick Swanson and County Sheriff Joe Gerace held a joint press conference and announced that 34-year-old Thomas Jadlowski surrendered himself to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office in connection once the charges were filed.

According to a media release from the sheriff’s office, 43-year-old Rosemary Billquist was out walking her dogs behind her Sherman home around 5:22 p.m. when Jadlowski shot and killed her, believing she was a deer. Jadlowski reportedly rushed to aid Billquist when he realized she was hit, and also called 911.

Jadlowski was arraigned Thursday in Chautauqua County Court on a two-count indictment, second-degree manslaughter and hunting after hours. The charges carry a potential prison sentence of five to 15 years if he is found guilty.

Jadlowski entered a not guilty plea in Chautauqua County Court and bail was set at $50,000 cash. He is due back in court on Jan. 29.

Thomas Jadlowski

JAMESTOWN – The public will likely find out later today whether or not charges will be filed against the Sherman hunter who shot and killed his neighbor while out hunting early in the evening on the day before Thanksgiving.

The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, the Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office, and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation will hold a joint press conference at 4:30 this afternoon in Mayville in regards to the fatal shooting of 43 year-old Rosemary Billquist.

34-year-old Thomas Jadlowski reportedly shot Billquist while walking she was out walking her two dogs near her home after sunset on Nov. 22.

Jadlowski told sheriff’s deputies he thought he saw a deer when he fired a single shot from a pistol. The incident reportedly took place after the legal time allowed to hunt deer.

District Attorney Patrick Swanson said earlier this week the details were being presented to a grand jury and that he would be seeking an indictment of second-degree manslaughter, a C felony, or criminally negligent homicide, an E felony.

Keith Robbins

MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday that a Chautauqua County Grand Jury has handed up an indictment for 36 year-old Keith Robbins, the Jamestown man accused of killing 36 year-old Shari Robbins.

Robbins has been charged with 2nd degree murder and Injuring a Police Animal.

On Thursday, Nov. 10 just after 9 a.m., Shari Robbins was fatally shot in a parking lot on Prospect St. as she was heading to work. The main suspect in the case was estranged husband, Keith Robbins.

Robbins was on the loose for more than five days before finally being taken into custody on Tuesday, Nov. 15, after a six hour standoff with police at 2 Todd Ave. in Jamestown. It was during the standoff that he allegedly stabbed the Jamestown Police dog, K9 Mitchell, after the dog was deployed into the home to locate Robbins.  Mitchell underwent emergency surgery for treatment of a stab wound and is expected to recover.

Robbins was arraigned Monday in Chautauqua County Court and was sent to the county jail without bail.