“I met Judge Michael Higgins when I was a brand-new state district court prosecutor in 1996, in Providence County district court. I learned as much from him there and later when we both assigned to Washington County as I have from any other judge.
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Today Attorney General Peter F. Neronha released the Office’s statutorily required Annual Gun Crimes Report for 2022. The report provides statistics and analysis regarding firearms offenses and describes the Office’s work to fight gun violence and violent crime.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Woonsocket man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court serve 18 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to sexually assaulting a female victim under the age of 14 between 2002 and 2005.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a New York man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to multiple life sentences at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after being found guilty of the 2020 murder of 54-year-old Cheryl Smith in Pawtucket with a ghost gun on New Years Day.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 30 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading guilty to shooting at a Providence police officer with an AR-15-style ghost gun following a domestic assault against a female victim in 2021.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that two Providence men have been convicted in Providence County Superior Court of multiple counts of sexual assault and armed robbery stemming from a 2019 incident involving two female victims in Providence.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Joshua Gomez (age 41)
Johnston, RI
P1-2023-0805A
On March 13, 2023, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Joshua Gomez with a total of six counts: two counts of first-degree child molestation, two counts of second-degree child molestation, one count of assault with intent to commit first-degree child molestation, and one count of failure to notify change of address by sex offender.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha led a coalition of attorneys general from across the nation in filing an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit seeking to protect mental health and substance abuse disorder care in their states.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – On March 14, 2023, the Department of Health (DOH) notified our Office of a possible contamination event at their Forensic Chemistry Lab which potentially affected the results of a number of tests on drug exhibits, utilized in cases prosecuted by our Office, specifically affecting cocaine detections.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Luke Gedeon (age 45)
South Kingstown, RI
W1-2023-0107A
On March 10, 2023, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Luke Gedeon with a total of 14 counts comprising of first- and second-degree child molestation sexual assault as well as first- and second-degree sexual assault.
The alleged acts occurred on various dates between January 1, 2012, and September 1, 2022, in the town of South Kingstown. The South Kingstown Police Department conducted the investigation.
The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on March 20, 2023, in Washington County Superior Court.
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