{"id":24514,"date":"2018-03-09T10:31:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T15:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=24514"},"modified":"2018-03-09T10:32:26","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T15:32:26","slug":"four-individuals-sent-to-prison-under-das-gun-done-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/four-individuals-sent-to-prison-under-das-gun-done-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Individuals Sent to Prison Under DA&#8217;s &#8216;Gun Done&#8217; Policy, Nine Others also Sentenced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Court-Gavel.png?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17327\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/150000-settlement-reached-in-connection-to-2014-case-of-jail-co-having-sex-with-inmate\/court-gavel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Court-Gavel.png?fit=600%2C384&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,384\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Court Gavel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Court-Gavel.png?fit=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Court-Gavel.png?fit=600%2C384&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17327\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Court-Gavel.png?resize=402%2C257&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Court-Gavel.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Court-Gavel.png?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>MAYVVILLE &#8211; Chautauqua County District Attorney <strong>Patrick Swanson<\/strong> has released a list of county sentences that include four people being sentenced for firearm-related charges.<\/p>\n<p>In early 2017, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/listen-district-attorney-will-no-longer-seek-plea-deals-in-cases-involving-illegal-firearm-charges\/\">Swanson announced<\/a> his office would take a hard-line approach when prosecuting individuals who\u2019ve been arrested on illegal gun-related charges. He said his \u201cGun Done\u201d policy would involve not accepting any plea deals on gun charges.<\/p>\n<p>Among those who were sentenced for gun-related charges were <strong>James Blue<\/strong> of Jamestown, who was sentenced on Feb. 26 to a determinate sentence of four years in State Prison after being convicted on one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd Degree. Blue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/city-man-charged-for-possession-of-stolen-handgun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was arrested on June 5, 2017<\/a> for possessing a loaded FNH 40-cal pistol that was reportedly stolen from Cattaraugus County.<\/p>\n<p>In another Gun-Done case, 29 year old <strong>Michael Thompson<\/strong> of Bemus Point was sentenced to three and a-half years in state prison after being convicted on one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd Degree. Thompson was arrested and charged in January 2017 following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/bemus-point-main-jailed-for-possession-of-illegal-firearms-dwi\/\">an investigation into an automobile accident<\/a> in the Town of Ellery, when an assault rifle with numerous loaded magazine, a sawed off shotgun, commercial and homemade fireworks, and throwing stars were all recovered.<\/p>\n<p>Also sentenced was 18 year old <strong>Eduardo Rivera<\/strong> of Jamestown, who was sentenced in February to a determinate sentence of three years in state prison after being convicted on one count of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd Degree.\u00a0 The Court did not grant youthful offender status.<\/p>\n<p>And 38 year old <strong>Jennifer MacGonigal<\/strong> of Chagrin Falls, OH was sentenced in December to two and a-half years in state prison after being convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd Degree.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Gun-Done cases, Swanson announced nine other recent sentences:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sean Barret<\/strong>, of Jamestown, NY, was sentenced on Feb. 22, 2018 by Judge John LaMancuso to a determinate sentence of two years in State Prison and one year of post-release supervision after being convicted on one (1) count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 5th Degree.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joseph J. Thayer<\/strong>, 41, of Jamestown, NY, was sentenced on Feb. 26, 2018 by Judge David Foley to a determinate sentence of one year plus one year post-release supervision after being convicted on one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 5th Degree.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jeffrey D. Switzer<\/strong>, 33, of Fredonia, NY, was sentenced on Feb. 22, 2018 by Judge Paul Wojtaszek to two determinate sentences of three and one-half years in State Prison plus two and one-half years of post-release supervision after being convicted on two counts of Burglary in the 2nd Degree. Those sentences were ordered to run concurrently to one another.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eric L. Reese<\/strong>, 31, of Jamestown, NY, was sentenced on Feb. 15, 2018 by Judge David Foley to two determinate sentences of two and one-half years in state prison plus one year of post-release supervision after being convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 5th Degree. Those sentences were ordered to run concurrently to one another.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daniel R. McKay<\/strong>, 24, of Jamestown, NY, was sentenced on Feb. 5, 2018 by Judge David Foley to a determinate sentence of eight years plus three years of post-release supervision after being convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bernard E. Mount<\/strong>, 36, of Jamestown, NY, was sentenced on Feb. 1, 2018 by Judge John LaMancuso to an indeterminate sentence of one and one-third years to four years in state prison after being convicted of Burglary in the 3rd Degree.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael Melendez-Payne<\/strong>, 38, of Jamestown NY, was sentenced on Jan. 22, 2018 by Judge David Foley to three years in state prison plus two\u00a0 years of post-release supervision after being convicted oCriminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 4th Degree.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jason W. Thorn<\/strong>, 38, of Jamestown, NY was sentenced on Jan. 22, 2018 by Judge David Foley to an indeterminate sentence of one and one-third years to four years in state prison after being convicted of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 3rd Degree.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dishawn L. Mays<\/strong>, 31, of Rochester, NY was sentenced on Jan. 8, 2018 by Judge David Foley to a determinate sentence of two years in state prison plus one year of post-release supervision after being convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 5th Degree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Specific incident details on each of the cases were not provided by the DA\u2019s office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAYVVILLE &#8211; Chautauqua County District Attorney Patrick Swanson has released a list of county sentences that include four people being sentenced for firearm-related charges. In early 2017, Swanson announced his office would take a hard-line approach when prosecuting individuals who\u2019ve been arrested on illegal gun-related charges. He said his \u201cGun Done\u201d policy would involve not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":17327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[8208,7499,407,7419,3577,8206,8212,7350,5393,7581,6663,8209,8213,8210,8207,7329,6074,8211],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Court-Gavel.png?fit=600%2C384&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YlJ4-6no","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20827,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/listen-district-attorney-will-no-longer-seek-plea-deals-in-cases-involving-illegal-firearm-charges\/","url_meta":{"origin":24514,"position":0},"title":"[LISTEN] District Attorney Will No Longer Seek Plea Deals in Cases Involving Illegal Firearm Charges","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"January 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"MAYVILLE -Chautauqua County's top prosecutor says his office will no longer make plea deals with individuals facing illegal firearm charges. 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