Regional Fentanyl Bust Involves Jamestown Detectives

Fredonia police, narcotics investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and narcotics detectives from the Jamestown Police Department executed a search warrant at 99 W. Main St. in Fredonia at about 1:56 p.m. on Aug. 4, authorities said. Investigators said the warrant followed a narcotics investigation in the village and led to the seizure of suspected fentanyl and other drug-sale materials. Two Fredonia residents were arrested at the residence during the operation, according to local reports citing the Sheriff’s Office. Jamestown detectives were identified as part of the regional team that took part in the search. ### Which agencies were involved in the Fredonia raid? The Aug. 4 operation involved the Village of Fredonia Police Department, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office narcotics unit and narcotics detectives from the Jamestown Police Department, reports said. The search warrant was executed at a residence on West Main Street in the village of Fredonia, a community in northern Chautauqua County. (wnynewsnow.com) The Post-Journal and WNY News Now both reported that the search took place at about 2 p.m. Tuesday, based on information from authorities. The case was described as part of a narcotics investigation into activity at the address. ### Who was arrested at 99 W. Main St.? Authorities identified the two people found at the residence as Justin Stoll, 32, and Alijah Ernewein, 34, both of Fredonia. (wnynewsnow.com) Both were charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, a felony under New York law, according to reports citing investigators. Chautauqua Today reported that Stoll and Ernewein were taken into custody after officers executed the warrant shortly before 2 p.m. (wnynewsnow.com) Tuesday. WNY News Now and the Post-Journal also reported that the pair were arrested following the search. ### What did investigators say they found inside the residence? Investigators said they seized 78.7 grams of suspected fentanyl, scales, packaging material and $331 in cash from the residence. (chautauquatoday.com) The reported quantity of fentanyl was the central figure released by authorities after the search. The Observer and Chautauqua Today both reported that the seized items were consistent with a narcotics investigation centered on fentanyl. (chautauquatoday.com) None of the reports reviewed publicly described laboratory confirmation of the substance as of Aug. 6, and local outlets referred to it as fentanyl or suspected fentanyl based on law-enforcement statements. ### Why are Jamestown detectives part of a Fredonia case? Jamestown police detectives were listed by authorities as participants in the search alongside Fredonia police and sheriff’s investigators. The reports did not describe a separate Jamestown-based suspect or location, but they showed the Jamestown Police Department’s narcotics detectives working as part of a regional enforcement effort in Chautauqua County. That is an inference from the agencies named in the reports, not a separate statement by investigators. (observertoday.com) A March 2026 Dunkirk narcotics case reported by WNY News Now also involved assistance from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and the Jamestown Police Department, indicating that the agencies have recently worked together on drug investigations elsewhere in the county. ### What did authorities ask residents to do next? (wnynewsnow.com) The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office asked residents with information about narcotics activity to call its tip lines at 800-344-8702 or 716-664-2420, according to local reports. The Jamestown Police Department tip line was listed as 716-483-8477. As of Aug. 6, the published reports did not provide court dates for Stoll or Ernewein. (wnynewsnow.com) The next public updates are likely to come through local court filings or additional statements from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, Fredonia police or Jamestown police. (wnynewsnow.com) (post-journal.com)