Rhode Island’s concealed-carry permitting framework is constitutional and unimpacted by the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Today, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha shared guidance with Rhode Islanders and local police departments advising that the state’s dual concealed carry permitting framework is constitutional and unimpacted by a recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen (Bruen).
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that the Office has filed lawsuits against five R.I. landlords for noncompliance with state lead poisoning prevention laws. All of the lawsuits involve properties where significant lead hazards were found and a child was determined to have lead poisoning.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 25 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to shooting and seriously injuring a 26-year-old male victim in Providence in 2021.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Derek Sheppard (age 36)
Providence, RI
P1-2022-2480AG
On July 8, 2022, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Derek Sheppard with one count of murder, one count of discharging a firearm while in the commission of a crime of violence, one count of simple assault, and one count of possession of a pistol without a license.
The alleged acts occurred in the city of Providence sometime on February 9, 2022. The Providence Police Department conducted the investigation.
The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on July 13, 2022, in Providence County Superior Court.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Colonel Darnell S. Weaver announced that the Providence County Grand Jury has returned an indictment charging a correctional officer at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) with manslaughter in the death of an inmate in 2021, following an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General and the Rhode Island State Police. The investigation was initiated in accordance with the Attorney General’s Protocol for the Review of Incidents Involving Use of Deadly Force, Excessive Force and Custodial Death.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Jason Fernandes (age 36)
Cranston, R.I.
P1-2022-2319A
On June 29, 2022, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Jason Fernandes with one count of first-degree sexual assault.
The alleged act occurred in the city of Cranston sometime between November 1, and December 31, 2020. The Cranston Police Department conducted the investigation.
The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on July 20, 2022, in Kent County Superior Court.
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