PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office has reached settlement agreements with the owners of four lead contaminated properties located in Providence and Burrillville. The enforcement actions provide for the abatement and remediation of lead contamination at the sites and assess penalties that total more than $700,000 in value.
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Former city council candidate Gerard Catala charged with violating state campaign finance law
An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Colonel Darnell S. Weaver announced today former Providence city council candidate Gerard Catala has been charged with violating state campaign finance laws.
On January 26, 2023, Gerard Catala (age 44) was arraigned by a Justice of the Peace at the Rhode Island State Police barracks on two charges of failing to file campaign finance reports as required by state law. Mr. Catala will be re-arraigned in Sixth Division District Court on Tuesday, January 31.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Woonsocket man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to life in prison after pleading to the murder of 43-year-old Erika Belcourt in Woonsocket in 2020.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Ramsundar Ramkalawan (age 61)
Exeter, RI
W1-2023-0026A
On January 13, 2023, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Ramsundar Ramkalawan with one count of first-degree murder, in the death of Donna MacDonald.
The alleged acts occurred in the town of Exeter sometime on July 18, 2022. The Rhode Island State Police conducted the investigation.
The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on January 27, 2023, in Washington County Superior Court.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office has charged a Massachusetts-based construction firm and a former employee with illegally dumping thousands of tons of contaminated fill at project sites in Providence during the construction of the Route 6/10 Interchange construction project.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Matthew Parello (age 38)
Newport, RI
N1-2023-0004A
On January 11, 2023, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Matthew Parello with one count of first-degree arson, two counts of vandalism, and one count of willful trespass.
The alleged acts occurred in the city of Newport sometime on September 17, 2022. The Newport Police Department conducted the investigation.
The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on February 2, 2023, in Newport County Superior Court.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Johnston man has been found guilty in Providence County Superior Court of physically abusing his four-month-old son in 2017.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Robert Komhlan (age 37)
Providence, RI
P1-2023-0126AG
On January 5, 2022, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Robert Komhlan with one count of murder, one count of discharge of a firearm while committing a crime of violence, one count of carrying a pistol without a license, one count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, and one count of discharge of a firearm in a compact area.
The alleged acts occurred in the city of Providence sometime on April 1, 2022. The Providence Police Department conducted the investigation.
The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on January 11, 2023, in Providence County Superior Court.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 40 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to shooting a Providence police officer in 2019.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Following the United States District Court issuing a decision today refusing to enjoin Rhode Island’s ban on large capacity magazines, the Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General reminds Rhode Islanders of two key dates for recently enacted firearms safety laws in Rhode Island:
December 18, 2022, the last day for Rhode Islanders who were already in possession of large capacity magazines to come into compliance with the new ten (10) round limit; and
January 1, 2023, when new ammunition purchase requirements will come into effect.
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