VIDEO: Chautauqua County's DA provides an update on the Hadi Matar proceedings

Chautauqua County Grand Jury Indicts Inmate in Alleged Assaults on Lakeview Correctional Staff

On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, a secret indictment authorized in April by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury was unsealed in County Court charging one Jkendric Agee with two counts of Assault in the

Jamestown Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Infant’s Death; Plea Resolves 2024 Child Homicide Case

Monday, April 20th, 28 year old former Jamestown resident Sean Thomas was sentenced to serve 20 years in state prison followed by five

Michael Burham Sentenced to 25 Years to Life | DA Press Conference

DA Schmidt Secures First Degree Murder Plea

District Attorney Jason Schmidt has announced that 37 year old Michael Burham has pled guilty to Murder in the First Degree arising from the shooting death of Kala Hodgkin on May 11, 2023.

Prosecution of County Legislator Suspended; Opportunity for Election Law Education Emphasized

Please see a statement below from Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt:

DA’s Office & JPD Host Community Night at Tarp Skunks Game