On July 13, 2023, following the conclusion of a four-day trial before Superior Court Justice Luis M. Matos, a jury found Francisco Vasquez (age 37) guilty of one count of first-degree sexual assault.
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On May 12, 2023, Josue Morillo (age 26) entered a guilty plea to one count of second-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit second-degree murder. At the hearing on July 14, 2023, Superior Court Justice Luis M. Matos sentenced the defendant to 40 years, with 22 years to serve at the ACI and an 18-year suspended sentence with 40 years of probation.
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On July 6, 2023, following the conclusion of an eight-day jury trial before Superior Court Justice Joseph A. Montalbano, the jury found Willard Whiting (age 50) guilty of one count of felony assault resulting in serious bodily injury and one count of felony assault on a person over the age of 60.
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During the trial, the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that during the early morning hours on Sunday, August 1, 2021, the defendant participated in a drive-by shooting on Olney Street in Providence using a Polymer80 ghost gun, killing Miya Brophy-Baermann. The jury also convicted the defendant on charges of possessing a Polymer80 ghost gun on December 12, 2021.
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