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Interim Report of the Providence County Grand Jury
(Reported November 21 & 22, 2024)

 

An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

 

Andrew Martin (age 37)

Woonsocket, RI

P1-2024-3614A

 

On November 21, 2024, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Andrew Martin with one count of murder.

 

The alleged act occurred in the Town of Woonsocket between July 1, 2024 and July 7, 2024. The Woonsocket Police Department conducted the investigation.

 

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on December 4, 2024, in Providence County Superior Court.

 

Nasir Dupont (age 21)

Providence, RI

P1-2024-3615A

 

On November 21, 2024, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Nasir Dupont with one count of first-degree robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery.

 

The alleged acts occurred in the City of Providence on April 10, 2023. The Providence Police Department conducted the investigation.

 

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on December 11, 2024, in Providence County Superior Court.

 

Kyle Delaney (age 49)

Glouster, RI

P1-2024-3616A

 

On November 21, 2024, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Kyle Delaney with three counts of first-degree child molestation and three counts of second-degree child molestation.

 

The alleged acts occurred in the Town of Glocester on diverse dates between November 24, 2015 and January 31, 2020. The Glocester Police Department conducted the investigation.

 

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on December 11, 2024, in Providence County Superior Court.

 

Ryan Narvaez (age 29)

Providence, RI

P1-2024-3617A

 

On November 21, 2024, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Ryan Narvaez with one count of first-degree sexual assault, one count of third-degree sexual assault, and two counts of conspiracy to commit sexual assault.

 

The alleged acts occurred in the Town of Johnston on February 19, 2024. The Johnston Police and Providence Police Departments conducted the investigation.

 

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on December 11, 2024, in Providence County Superior Court.

 

Exevyer Pena (age 20)

Johnston, RI

P1-2024-3617B

 

On November 21, 2024, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Exevyer Pena with one count of first-degree sexual assault, one count of aiding and abetting a first-degree sexual assault, one count of third-third degree sexual assault, two counts of conspiracy to commit sexual assault, and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

 

The alleged acts occurred in the Town of Johnston on February 19, 2024. The Johnston Police and Providence Police Departments conducted the investigation.

 

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on December 11, 2024, in Providence County Superior Court.

 

Stephen Peters (age 52)

Scituate, RI

P1-2024-3622A

 

On November 22, 2024, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Stephen Peters with one count of first-degree arson.

 

The alleged act occurred in the Town of Scituate on December 30, 2023. The Scituate Police Department conducted the investigation.

 

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on December 11, 2024, in Providence County Superior Court.

Federal employees are returning to work despite some uncertainty over paychecks following the government shutdown. The White House reportedly has urged federal agencies to send paychecks as fast as possible to employees who have been without pay. Some are expected to get paychecks as soon as this weekend.        The House will vote on a measure that forces the Justice Department to release all of its Jeffrey Epstein case files. House Speaker Mike Johnson is required to put the bill on the floor after a discharge petition related to the matter reached the 218 signatures needed. This follows the release of emails from Epstein to his associate Ghislaine Maxwell as well as a journalist that referenced Trump, claiming in one that President Trump "knew about the girls."        A new study suggests a link between the use of GLP-1 medications and lower death rates in colon cancer patients. The University of California, San Diego study examined data from more than six-thousand-800 colon cancer patients. The preliminary results found the five-year mortality rate of patients using GLP-1 medications was less than half that of those who were not using the drugs.        There's been an arrest in connection with the shooting of an athletic director of a California community college featured in the Netflix docuseries "Last Chance U." John Beam was shot on the Laney College campus in Oakland, California on Thursday and remains critical. Police are not giving details on today's arrest. Beam was the school's longtime football coach when he appeared on the streaming show.        PepsiCo is launching its "colorless" alternatives for its Cheetos and Doritos brands. The company is introducing its "Simply NKD" offerings which will feature the new snack products made without artificial flavors or dyes. The product launch comes as federal regulators are planning to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the nation's food supply products by the end of next year. According to PepsiCo, the Simply NKD products will be in stores on December 1st.        Two new movies are off to good starts at the box office. "Now You See Me: Now You Don't" made two-point-one-million-dollars from Thursday previews, while "The Running Man" brought in one-point-nine-million. The two films are set to battle it out for first place as both are projected to make between 20 to 25-million over the weekend.       

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