Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Douglas Huntley (age 25), of Providence was sentenced yesterday to 30 years with 20 years to serve and the remainder suspended with probation for breaking and entering and weapons charges. Huntley was found guilty on October 30, 2015 by a...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Miguel Wynns (age 20), of Providence, pleaded guilty today before Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause to possession of a firearm without a license, possession of a controlled substance (heroin), possession of a controlled substance with intent...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause sentenced Chaquiro Blandino (age 21), with a last known address of 150 Stamford Avenue, Providence, to consecutive life sentences plus 20 years, 10 of which is non-paroleable, followed by 10 years suspended...
Citing the continuing opioid abuse and addiction crisis in Rhode Island and the nation, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin joined 35 fellow attorneys general in sending a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday urging the prompt adoption of new guidelines for...
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In Rhode Island, the Sex Trafficking Law Enforcement Task Force, comprised of local and state law enforcement, agents from Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI, and prosecutors from the Rhode Island Attorney General's...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Joshua Rathbun (age 41), formerly of Westerly and currently of Utah, was sentenced today by Superior Court Justice Melanie Wilk Thunberg to 40 years, with 25 years to serve and the remainder suspended with probation, for child molestation. In...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that the Office of Attorney General will again hold a cell phone recycling drive throughout the month of January to benefit victims of domestic violence and the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV).
The program is...
With the General Assembly set to go back to work in January, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today previewed legislation he intends to re-file that will increase penalties for those who are convicted of killing or injuring individuals while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Lorenzo Hicks-Hinson (age 28), with a last known address of 419 Diamond Hill Road, Woonsocket, pleaded guilty yesterday before Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause to felony assault, discharge of a firearm while committing a crime of violence,...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Markus Acevedo, age 22, with a last known address of 187 Lenox Avenue, Providence, was found guilty on Thursday by a Providence County Superior Court jury of two counts of first degree child molestation. The jury returned the verdict after...
