Tag: Jamestown
Curtis Snyder, Fentanyl Trafficking, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read A narcotics conspiracy that peddled heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine in western New York has claimed another victim. Curtis Snyder, a 53-year-old Jamestown man, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for his role in the operation. Snyder was an associate and co-conspirator of Rocco Beardsley, who sold large quantities of illicit…
Brian Cessna, Drug Trafficking, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 66-year-old Jamestown man has been sentenced to time served for his role in a massive fentanyl conspiracy. Brian Cessna, also known as ‘Mr. Fentanyl,’ bought and sold heroin and fentanyl for profit and his own use, supplying a local network of users and dealers. Prosecutors say Cessna worked closely with…
Kelly Berenguer, Possession of Methamphetamine, New York 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 46-year-old Jamestown woman was sentenced to time served for possessing a stash of methamphetamine, recovered by cops during a traffic stop in October 2024. Kelly Berenguer’s vehicle was pulled over by Jamestown Police on October 17, 2024, and a search turned up a quantity of meth and a digital scale.…
Stephen Tyler Prock, Child Sex Abuse Material Receipt, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Tuolumne County man used his computer to download and share over 100 videos of children in sexually explicit conduct with others, prosecutors say. Between May 2018 and March 2020, Stephen Tyler Prock, 58, used the peer-to-peer file sharing network Shareaza to distribute the child sexual abuse material. Homeland Security Investigations…
Blake D. Smith, Fentanyl Trafficking and Hobbs Act Robbery, New York 2023
⏱ 3 min read In a deadly game of supply and demand, two Jamestown men have been slapped with a superseding indictment for conspiring to sell fentanyl, Hobbs Act robbery, and kidnapping. Blake D. Smith, 50, and Willie Graham, 45, allegedly peddled the synthetic opioid between February 2017 and January 2024. The indictment alleges the…
Anabell Santiago, Fentanyl Conspiracy, New York 2024
⏱ 2 min read A Jamestown woman is going down for seven years after getting caught in a tangled web of fentanyl and cocaine dealing, federal authorities announced. Anabell Santiago, 53, was sentenced to 84 months behind bars by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent…
John Peterson, Child Pornography, New York 2025
⏱ 4 min read A registered sex offender in Jamestown, NY, has been arrested on multiple child pornography charges. John Peterson, 42, was taken into custody after an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, which began with a tip from the messaging app Kik in June 2025. The tip reported that two files of suspected child…
Kelvin Thomas, Sex Trafficking and Narcotics Distribution, New York 2022
⏱ 3 min read Kelvin Thomas, 43, is staring down a potential life sentence for running a sex trafficking ring and slinging dope in Jamestown, New York. The scheme unfolded between October and December 2022, targeting two vulnerable addicts and forcing them into prostitution at a residence on W. Main Street in Falconer, NY. Thomas…
