Donald Dean

MAYVILLE -The Jamestown man who led police on a high-speed chase through Jamestown and Falconer in April 2016 will serve two to fours years in state prison for his crime.

Chautauqua County District Attorney Patrick Swanson announced the latest the pleas and sentences to come out of Chautauqua County Court, with 42 year-old Donald Dean, Sr. being sentenced on Feb. 27 for the incident that took place last spring.

According to a media release from the D.A.’s office, County Court Judge David Foley sentenced Dean on two indictments; a determinate sentence of two years in state prison plus two years of post-release supervision after being convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 5^th Degree; along with an indeterminate sentence of one and one-third to four years in state prison after being convicted of Driving While Ability Impaired by the Combined Influence of Drugs or of Alcohol and/or Drugs. All sentences run concurrently.

Also sentenced was 42 year-old Mark Myers of Jamestown. Myers was sentenced on March 23 by Supreme Court Judge Paul Wojtaszek on one count to a definite sentence of one year in the Chautauqua County Jail after being convicted of Vehicular Assault in the 2nd.

Myers was involved in a fatal motor vehicle accident that took place on Buffalo St. Ext. in June 2016, which claimed the life of his passenger, Jamestown resident Debra Wigren.

Other sentences include:

1. Joshua McKinney, of Jamestown, NY was sentenced on March 20, 2017, by County Court Judge David W. Foley on one (1) count to an indeterminate sentence of one and one-half (1 1/2) to three (3) years in state prison, after being convicted of two counts of Attempted Assault in the 2nd;
2. Victor M. Rivera, III, of Jamestown, NY was sentenced on March 20, 2017, by County Court Judge David W. Foley on two (2) counts; an indeterminate sentence of one and one-third (1 1/3) to four (4) years in state prison on both counts, after being convicted of two counts of Robbery in the 3rd;
3. Luis Gonzalez, was sentenced on March 23, 2017, by Acting County Court Judge James Bargneisi on one (1) count to a definite sentence of four (4) months in the Chautauqua County Jail and $1,000 fine, after being convicted of felony Driving While Intoxicated;
4. Michael A. Haight, of Jamestown, NY, was sentenced on March 23, 2017, by Supreme Court Judge Paul Wojtaszek on one (1) count to a determinate sentence of three (3) years in state prison plus three (3) years of post-release supervision after being convicted of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd;
5. Dawn F. Stein, of Dunkirk, was sentenced on March 23, 2017, by Supreme Court Judge Paul Wojtaszek on one (1) count to a determinate sentence of two (2) years in state prison plus one (1) year of post-release supervision after being convicted of Unlawful Manufacture of Methamphetamine in the 3rd;
6. Byron K. Oaks, of Fredonia, NY, was sentenced on March 23, 2017, by Supreme Court Judge Paul Wojtaszek on one (1) count to a determinate sentence of two and one-half (2 1/2) years in state prison plus one and one-half (1 1/2) years of post-release supervision after being convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd;
7. Timothy C. Irvin, of Dunkirk, NY was sentenced on March 23, 2017, by Acting County Court Judge James Bargneisi on one (1) count; an indeterminate sentence of tow (2) to four (4) years in state prison, after being convicted of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 3rd.

Michael Haight

JAMESTOWN – A Jamestown man faces charges after he allegedly sold cocaine to under cover police.

Members of the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force (STRDTF) say 30-year-old Michael Haight of Jamestown was arrested Saturday on an outstanding Jamestown City Court Arrest Warrant. The warrant was issued based on an investigation brought by the STRDTF focusing on alleged cocaine trafficking in the City of Jamestown. Police say Haight allegedly sold quantities of cocaine to undercover agents on numerous occasions in Jamestown.

Haight was arraigned and then sent to the Chautauqua County Jail without bail pending further action by the court.

The Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force is comprised of officers from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and City of Dunkirk Police Department.

The Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force would like to encourage members of the community to call either the Task Force at 800-344-8702 or their local Dunkirk Police at 363-0313 when they observe narcotics related activity in their area.