Frewsburg man charged

after child porn probe

A 38-year-old Frewsburg man has been charged after an investigation into child pornography.

New York State Police in Jamestown reported Tuesday that John Peterson was charged with second-degree and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon as well as 10 counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child. The Bureau of Criminal Investigation out of Jamestown received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Cyber Tip line that between December 2020 and March 2022, multiple pornographic files of underage subjects had been uploaded to electronic devices belonging to Peterson.

A search warrant was executed at Peterson’s residence, during which time a deserialized loaded 9MM handgun and two electronic devices were seized. The Troop A Computer Crime Unit analyzed the devices and confirmed the images were present. Peterson was arrested Sept. 26.

Peterson is scheduled to be in the town of Carroll Court later.

Stolen

Vehicle, Chase,

Lead To Charges

A Jamestown man faces charges after leading police on a chase in a stolen vehicle through the city’s north side and almost to Gerry on Monday.

Douglas I. Parsons, 35, of Jamestown, was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, third-degree unlawfully fleeing a police officer, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, driving while intoxicated (drugs), second-degree aggravated unlicensed operator, failure to maintain lane, failed to stop at stop sign and speed not reasonable and prudent.

City police officers report seeing a white pick-up truck near Falconer Street and James Avenue that had been reported stolen from a Jamestown address. Officers then reported seeing Parsons drive over the sidewalk and into the grass on Falconer Street. Parsons then allegedly refused to stop when officers activated their emergency lights and sirens, driving on Falconer Street toward Curtis Street, leaving Jamestown and driving toward Gerry. Police report Parsons then turned around on and sideswiped another vehicle on Route 60 near Horton Road. Officers were able to arrest Parsons there. He was taken to the Jamestown City Jail until he could be arraigned and was then released.

He will be in Jamestown City Court later.

NEW YORK STATE POLICE

¯ FREWSBURG — A 26-year-old man has been changed after an assault on Sunday. Troopers out of Jamestown said Devin Haskins, 26, of Frewsburg, was charged with third-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child.

While the victim was at a friend’s residence in Frewsburg, Haskins entered the residence and struck the victim in the face, causing visible facial injuries. Troopers said the incident occurred in the presence of a juvenile. Haskins was placed under arrest and transported to Jamestown for processing. After processing, Haskins was issued appearance tickets and released, to appear in the town of Carroll Court later in the month.

¯ KENNEDY — On Sept. 30, Troopers out of Jamestown charged Robert Ludwig, 35, of Kennedy, with DWI – Leandra’s Law.

Ludwig was pulled over for speeding on I-86 and after failing several field sobriety tests, Ludwig was placed under arrest. Ludwig was transported to Jamestown where he provided a breath sample of 0.16. Ludwig is to be in the town of Poland Court on a later date. The infant that was inside Ludwig’s vehicle at the time of the arrest remained in the care of the sober passenger.

¯ JAMESTOWN — Troopers out of Jamestown charged Randall Schuler, 63, of Jamestown, with aggravated driving while intoxicated.

Jamestown Police had pulled over a vehicle on Second Street for driving with a flat tire Sept. 24. Troopers arrived on scene to assist and placed Schuler under arrest after he failed several field sobriety tests. Schuler was transported to SP Jamestown where he provided a breath sample of 0.27. Schuler is to be in the city of Jamestown Court at a later date.

¯ FALCONER — A Kennedy resident is facing numerous charges after an incident with a child in September. Troopers out of Jamestown charged Joel Lanphere, 49, with third-degree criminal mischief, endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree harassment.

The Troopers responded to Falconer Central School on Sept. 22 for a report of a runaway juvenile that arrived at school. An investigation revealed that a few days prior, the victim was confronted by Lanphere about possessing a cell phone, and then struck several times by Lanphere, resulting in chronic headaches in the following days. Lanphere also destroyed a Dell Chrome Book issued to the victim by the school. Lanphere was placed under arrest at his residence and transported to Jamestown barracks and later to the Chautauqua County Jail.

¯ KENNEDY — On Sept. 19, Troopers out of Jamestown charged Jacob Jones, 22, of Kennedy, with third-degree assault.

A day earlier, troopers responded to UPMC Chautauqua in Jamestown, for a report of a past-tense assault. An investigation revealed that two days prior, Jones arrived at the victim’s residence in Kennedy to confront him about an unrelated incident. Both subjects began arguing and then fighting, during which time Jones body slammed the victim on the ground, resulting in several broken bones.

Jones turned himself in to troopers in Jamestown, was later released and will be in Poland town court later.

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF

¯ DUNKIRK — At around 9:25 p.m., deputies stopped a vehicle on Route 5 for an alleged traffic violation on Oct. 7. Through investigation it was found that 27-year-old Devan Donelson of Kennedy, was operating the vehicle while intoxicated. Donelson was charged with DWI, DWI per se and no or inadequate headlights. Donelson was transported to a Sheriff’s Office Substation where he was processed, then later released with tickets to appear in the Town of Dunkirk Court at a later date.