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Jamestown man gets 21 years in prison for fatal stabbing

Tavion Turner, 22, pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge for the death of 22-year-old Dyllan Ownbey in November, 2017.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Jamestown man will spend the next two decades behind bars for a fatal stabbing that took place nearly four years ago.

Chautauqua County Court Judge David Foley sentenced 22-year-old Tavion Turner to a determinate sentence of 21 years followed by five years of post-release supervision.

Turner admitted to stabbing 22-year-old Dyllan Ownbey during a fight on Willard St. in Jamestown back in November, 2017. He pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge in July just as his jury trial was about to get underway. 

The Erie County District Attorney's office was appointed a special prosecutor in the case after Turner's defense lawyer, Jason Schmidt, was elected as Chautauqua County District Attorney in 2020.

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