(WNY News Now) – A Chautauqua County Grand Jury has indicted a Brocton man on 35 charges following a months-long investigation into multiple reported burglaries targeting Amish communities in western Chautauqua County.
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, N.Y. — Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced that Jarrett Sikes, 46, of Brocton, was arraigned June 15 before Judge David W. Foley on a 35-count indictment stemming from a lengthy burglary investigation conducted by the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office.
According to prosecutors, the charges arise from 10 separate burglary incidents reported between July and September 2025 in Amish communities located in the towns of Chautauqua, Portland, and Sherman. Investigators said multiple residences were unlawfully entered and property was stolen…