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State of Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha ,

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Lincoln man charged with second-degree child abuse

An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Lincoln man has been charged in Providence County Superior Court with second-degree child abuse stemming from his arrest after he surrendered himself to the North Providence Police Department on June 9, 2022. ...

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Cumberland man charged with possession of automatic handgun and large capacity magazine, DUI

An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Cumberland man has been charged in Providence County Superior Court with multiple offenses including possessing an automatic handgun and a large capacity magazine after his arrest by the Rhode Island State Police on January 1, 2023. ...

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North Providence man charged with drug trafficking

An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a North Providence man has been charged in Providence County Superior Court with multiple drug trafficking offenses stemming from his arrest by the Rhode Island State Police (RISP) on September 13, 2022. ...

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Providence man found guilty of sexually assaulting female at gunpoint

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was found guilty in Providence County Superior Court of sexually assaulting a female victim at gunpoint in 2018. On April 26, 2023, following the conclusion of a three-day trial before Superior Court Justice Stephen P. Nugent, a jury found William Gilbert (age 43) guilty of one count of first-degree sexual assault. ...

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