Marlon Clay, a 28-year-old man from Buffalo, New York, was found fatally shot inside an apartment at Park View Apartments, 401 W. 4th St., Jamestown, on January 24, 2024. Police discovered Clay unresponsive; investigators determined he had sustained a single gunshot wound to the back of his head and described the killing as execution-style. The Jamestown Police Department led the investigation with help from the Chautauqua County Forensic Investigation Team and the District Attorney’s Office.

Authorities quickly developed a person of interest and, working with the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and Buffalo Police, located and arrested 33-year-old Darius Kadenhead in Buffalo on January 25, 2024. He was found in possession of a loaded 9mm pistol and was initially held on Erie County weapon charges. A Chautauqua County grand jury later indicted Kadenhead on second-degree murder for Clay’s death; he has been arraigned and bail was set. The motive has not been released.

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