BUFFALO — A 19-year-old Jamestown man was sentenced to 48 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today.
Raymond Medina was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Donna M. Duncan said Jamestown Police were dispatched to a residence on the evening of Feb. 28, 2024, for a domestic incident where the resident had a valid order of protection against Medina.
Officers observed Medina leaving the residence when they arrived.
An officer made contact with Medina, who immediately became argumentative and began to back away.
When the officer attempted to detain him, Medina pulled away.
The officer advised Medina to stop, but he refused and yelled “I don’t got nothing bro.”
It appeared to the officer that Medina was reaching towards his waistband.
Medina then fled on foot.
The officer deployed his taser with negative results.
A perimeter was set up and officers used footprints in the snow and a K-9 to track Medina, who was located balled up on the ground behind a shed, attempting to conceal himself.
He was taken into custody without further incident.
Along the route that Medina fled, officers recovered a quantity of suspected methamphetamine, packaged for individual sale.
