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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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Nelson DeJesus (age 55)
West Warwick, RI
K1-2022-0704A
On November 21, 2022, the Statewide Grand jury returned an indictment charging Nelson DeJesus with one count of first-degree robbery and one count of assault on a person with severe impairments.
The alleged acts occurred in the town of West Warwick sometime on August 5, 2022. The West Warwick Police Department conducted the investigation.
The defendant is held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions and scheduled to be arraigned on December 9, 2022, in the Kent 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.
John Celico (age 29)
South Kingstown, RI
W1-2022-0406A
On November 21, 2022, the Washington County Grand jury returned an indictment charging John Celico with two counts of first-degree sexual assault.
The alleged acts occurred in the town of South Kingstown sometime on August 2, 2022. The South Kingstown Police Department conducted the investigation.
The defendant is held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions and scheduled to be arraigned on December 12, 2022, in Washington County Superior Court.
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Under Rhode Island law, significant healthcare transactions require this Office’s approval before they may proceed. Specifically, under the state’s Hospital Conversions Act, transfers of 20% or more of ownership, assets, membership interest, authority or control of a hospital require approval by the Attorney General. The proposed sale of Roger Williams and Fatima Hospitals announced today will thus require my Office’s approval before it may proceed.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Pawtucket man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 15 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to participating in a violent home invasion in Johnston in 2021 where a 30-year-old male occupant was shot and stabbed several times.
Deven Guernon (age 25) entered a plea of nolo contendere to one count of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to rob, one count of first-degree robbery, and two counts of conspiracy.
At a hearing on November 4, 2022, before Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause, the
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Nelson Nunez (age 31)
Providence, RI
P1-2022-4070AG
On November 18, 2022, the Providence Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Nelson Nunez with one count of possession of over one kilogram of fentanyl, one count of possession with intent to deliver fentanyl, and two counts of conspiracy to violate Rhode Island’s Uniform Controlled Substances Act.
The alleged acts occurred in the city of Providence sometime on May 24, 2022. The Rhode Island State Police conducted the investigation.
The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on November 23, 2022, in Providence County Superior Court.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence Count Superior Court to serve 15 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to 22 felony counts stemming from his lead role in a gang-related narcotics trafficking operation and several connected shootings in Providence in 2019.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Miguel Carrion (age 36)
Providence, RI
P1-2022-3955A
On November 10, 2022, the Providence Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Miguel Carrion with three counts of first-degree sexual assault, six counts of second-degree sexual assault, and four counts of second-degree child molestation.
The alleged acts occurred in the cites of Central Falls and Providence on diverse dates between January 22, 2017, and July 23, 2022. The Central Falls and Providence Police Departments conducted the investigation.
The defendant is currently held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions and is scheduled to be arraigned on November 30, 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.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that an Indiana man has been arraigned in Washington County Superior Court following his indictment by a grand jury charging him with sexually assaulting two female victims under the age of 14, in Exeter in 1987.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve six years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to trafficking fentanyl and illegally possessing a handgun equipped with a large capacity magazine following his arrest by the Providence Police Department in February 2022.
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