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Child found on roof leads to reckless endangerment charges

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — A young child seen on a second-story roof in Jamestown led to reckless endangerment charges Saturday morning for two city residents.

Operators at the 911 dispatch center received multiple calls around 10:40 a.m. for reports of a child sitting on a roof at 287 S. Main St. City officers arrived and found the young child on the second-story roof; they were able to call to the child and bring him in through a stairwell window without injury.

Police said they made several attempts to make contact with a tenant in one of the building’s apartments. Officers eventually spoke to the child’s mother, 28-year-old Nicole Schauman, who said she was sleeping and that a window in the room was left open leaving access to the roof.

While checking the apartment another child was discovered, as was 31-year-old Joshua T. Dorsey, who was found in a bedroom. Dorsey, father of the children, was found to be wanted on several warrants.

Schauman and Dorsey were taken into custody and transported to Jamestown City Jail. The children, ages 3 and 4, were turned over to their grandparents.

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