Jamestown Man Arrested for Felony Order of Protection Violation
Jacob Rivera-Abbey, 24, is charged with a felony after he reportedly broke an order of protection in the Town of Ellicott on January 2 (WNY News Now).
New York's Ellicott. On January 2, a 24-year-old Jamestown man was taken into custody on suspicion of breaking a stay-away order of protection issued by the court. Following reports of the infraction, Town of Ellicott police charged Jacob Rivera-Abbey with criminal contempt in the first degree, a felony.
Authorities claim that Rivera-Abbey was at the victim's home even though the court order forbade him from being there. The allegation was raised to a felony after it was discovered that Rivera-Abbey had previously been found guilty of criminal contempt in the second degree.
After being arrested, Rivera-Abbey was sent to the Chautauqua Coun...