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

Press Releases

Interim Report of the Providence County Grand Jury (Reported January 5, 2023)

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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Office of the Attorney General reminds Rhode Islanders of approaching dates for recently enacted firearms legislation 

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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Final Report of the Providence County Grand Jury (Reported December 9, 2022)

An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Ryan Gallagher (age 29) Providence, RI P1-2022-4257A On December 9, 2022, the Providence Grand Jury returned a secret indictment charging Ryan Gallagher with one count of second-degree murder, in the shooting death of Taylor Peterson. The alleged act occurred in the town of Glocester sometime on June 12, 2021. The Glocester Police Department conducted the investigation. The secret indictment was unsealed and the defendant was arraigned on December 12, 2022, in Providence County Superior Court. ...

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Attorney General Neronha announces additional million-dollar settlement with major oil and gas companies over MTBE contamination

Rhode Island’s combined recoveries from settlements as part of state’s ongoing MTBE litigation now total nearly $20 million PROVIDENCE, RI – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that his office has resolved Rhode Island’s lawsuit against two of the nation’s largest refiners of gasoline. The State’s case, filed in September 2016, alleged that Coastal Corporation (Coastal) and British Petroleum (BP) – along with several other refiners – caused pollution of Rhode Island’s soil and groundwater with the gasoline additive methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE). ...

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Providence man sentenced to serve 5 years in state prison for narcotics trafficking and illegally possessing firearms

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve five years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to narcotics trafficking and illegally possessing three firearms following a joint investigation by the Providence Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and the Office of the Attorney General, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police (MSP). ...

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