PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Central Falls man was sentenced to life in prison in Providence County Superior Court after being found guilty of murdering Joel Rosario during a roadside confrontation in Pawtucket 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.
Brian Sousa (age 26)
Westerly, R.I.
W1-2022-0161A
On June 9, 2022, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Brian Sousa with three counts of first-degree child molestation and three counts of second-degree child molestation.
The alleged acts occurred in the town of Westerly sometime between October 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022. The Westerly Police Department conducted the investigation.
The defendant is currently being held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) and is scheduled to be arraigned on June 27, 2022, 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.
Robert Castillo (age 42)
Providence, R.I.
P1-2022-1992A
On June 2, 2022, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Robert Castillo with one count of possession of over one kilogram of cocaine and one count of possession with intent to deliver cocaine.
The alleged acts occurred in the city of Providence sometime on March 9, 2022. The Rhode Island State Police conducted the investigation.
The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on June 22, 2022, in Providence County Superior Court.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Attorney General’s Open Government Unit today issued a finding in response to an Open Meetings Act (OMA) complaint filed by Rhode Island Republican Party chairperson Susan Cienki against the Rhode Island Special Commission on Reapportionment for the Commission’s alleged failure to comply with the OMA.
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Fourth indictment stemming from comprehensive review of clergy child sexual abuse allegations
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Colonel Darnell S. Weaver announced that the Statewide Grand Jury has returned an indictment charging a former priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence with sexually assaulting a juvenile male victim between 1981 and 1982, stemming from an ongoing investigation by the Office of the Attorney General and the Rhode Island State Police into clergy child sexual abuse in Rhode Island.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to life in prison after pleading to the murder of 78-year-old Delor “Dean” Cabral in Providence in 2013.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 23 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to multiple felony charges stemming from his arrest by the Providence Police Department in 2020 for armed robbery and shooting at an officer during a car chase that followed.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Nathan Cooper (age 35)
Providence, R.I.
P1-2022-1873AG
On May 27, 2022, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Nathan Cooper with one count of murder, one count of discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence, two counts of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, one count of possession of a stolen firearm, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, one count of failure to report a death, and one count of kidnapping.
The alleged acts occurred in the city of Providence on diverse dates between March 16, and March 19, 2022. The Providence Police Department conducted the investigation.
The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on June 3, 2022, in Providence 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.
Rayne Henley (age 24)
Wakefield, R.I.
W1-2022-0144A
On June 1, 2022, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Rayne Henley with one count of first-degree sexual assault.
The alleged act occurred in the town of Narragansett sometime on April 8, 2022. The Narragansett Police Department conducted the investigation.
The defendant is currently being held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) and is scheduled to be arraigned on June 20, 2022, in Washington County Superior Court.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Pawtucket man was found guilty in Providence County Superior Court of first-degree child molestation against a female victim under the age of 14 between 2015 and 2020.
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