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08/04/2021 11:45 EDT Providence man who possessed illegal gun and large capacity magazine sentenced to serve 5 years in state prison PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve five years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI), stemming from his 2019 arrest outside of a city nightclub for the illegal possession of a firearm. 07/29/2021 13:15 EDT Pawtucket man sentenced to serve 1 year in state prison on illegal firearm charge PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Pawtucket man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve one year at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI), stemming from his arrest in March 2020 by the Providence Police Department for carrying a pistol...

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