Jessie Erhard

SHERIDAN – A Forestville man who has been banned from possessing firearms was arrested Monday for both allegedly possessing a weapon and narcotics.

The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office said 34-year-old Jesse Erhard was observed exiting his basement at 2772 S. Roberts Road, Sheridan with a .22-caliber rifle. Deputies said they knew that Erhard is prohibited from possessing weapons and obtained an arrest warrant and search warrant.

Narcotics Investigators from the Sheriff’s Office, Dunkirk Police Department and Jamestown Police Department searched the residence and allegedly located and seized 55.4 grams of methamphetamine, scales and packaging material for the distribution of narcotics and the rifle.

Erhard was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

Erhard was transported to the Chautauqua County Jail where he was arraigned by the central arraignment program.