Chautauqua County DA speaks on Michael Burham guilty plea

Jan 9, 2026 - 03:00
Chautauqua County DA speaks on Michael Burham guilty plea
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- 37-year-old Michael Burham pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on Tuesday in the May 2023 shooting death of Jamestown mother Kala Hodgkin. Throughout this case, Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said justice delayed is not justice denied. This plea came one week before jury selection was set to begin in Burham's [...]