Anthony Neubauer

A Falconer man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a kidnapping that resulted in a death.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Adler said according to the complaint, on May 27, 2014, 36-year old Anthony Neubauer kidnapped an individual identified as J.A. and transported them from New York to Pennsylvania, resulting in the death of J.A.

Neubauer was arraigned Friday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah McCarthy and is being held pending a detention hearing on Tuesday, March 28.

The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of life in prison.

According to the Jamestown Post-Journal, the initials “J.A.” and the date of the kidnapping match the disappearance of Joseph D. Anthony, who was last seen May 27, 2014, in the 700 block of East Second Street in Jamestown.

The Post-Journal reported that the FBI executed a federal search warrant near Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania but there was no comment on the subject of the warrant nor if anything was recovered.

Anthony Neubauer was more recently the victim of a shooting at The Bullfrog Hotel on November 30, 2019.

No charges were filed in that case. Former Jamestown Police Chief Harry Snellings stated in February 2020 that with attempts to interview Neubauer through his attorney were unsuccessful, JPD ended its investigation and turned the matter over to the Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office.

Jackson Center President Kristan McMahon said the Continuing Legal Education series will begin at 9:00 a.m., April 1.

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York Trini Ross will present “The Role of the Federal Prosecutor.” Ms. Ross is responsible for overseeing the prosecution of federal criminal case brought within the 17 counties of Western New York. The Office also represents the United States in all civil matters brought within this territory.

The program will include a reenactment of the play, “The Trial of Al Capone” edited by Scott Leeson Sroka, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, and author Paul Heimel.

The program will conclude with an interview by Jackson Center co-founder, Greg Peterson, with Jeremiah McCarthy, the U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York.

The event is free of charge, but pre-registration is required online at roberthjackson.org/events or by calling 716-483-6646.