Woonsocket Radio News Room

 

Interim Report of the Providence County Grand Jury
Reported February 8, 2024

 

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

 

Paige Burbank (age 20)

Taunton, MA

P1-2024-0467A

 

On February 8, 2024, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Paige Burbank with one count of first-degree robbery and one count of conspiracy.

 

The alleged act occurred in the city of East Providence on or about July 25, 2023. The East Providence Police Department conducted the investigation.

 

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on February 28, 2024, in Providence County Superior Court.

 

Tyrease Francis (age 25)

Taunton, MA

P1-2024-0467C

 

On February 8, 2024, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Tyrease Francis with one count of first-degree robbery and one count of conspiracy.

 

The alleged act occurred in the city of East Providence on or about July 25, 2023. The East Providence Police Department conducted the investigation.

 

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on February 28, 2024, in Providence County Superior Court.

 

Anthony Francis (age 25)

Taunton, MA

P1-2024-0467C

 

On February 8, 2024, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Anthony Francis with one count of first-degree robbery and one count of conspiracy.

 

The alleged act occurred in the city of East Providence on or about July 25, 2023. The East Providence Police Department conducted the investigation.

 

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on February 28, 2024, in Providence County Superior Court.

 

Javier Camacho Garcia (age 49)

Central Falls, RI

P1-2024-0468ADV

 

On February 8, 2024, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Javier Camacho Garcia with two counts of first-degree domestic sexual assault, one count of domestic simple assault, and one count of domestic disorderly conduct.

 

The alleged acts occurred in the city of Central Falls on diverse dates between February 1, 2023 and May 23, 2023. The Central Falls Police Department conducted the investigation.

 

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on February 28, 2024, in Providence County Superior Court.

 

Raymond Dillon (age 44)

Riverside, RI

P1-2024-0469A

 

On February 8, 2024, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Raymond Dillon with one count of first-degree sexual assault, two counts of second-degree sexual assault, and two counts of simple assault.

 

The alleged act occurred in the town of Smithfield on or about June 24, 2023. The Smithfield Police Department conducted the investigation.

 

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on February 28, 2024, in Providence County Superior Court.

 

 

A key report shows wholesale inflation slowed last month. The July Producer Price Index shows a rise of zero-point-one percent. The PPI measures prices that businesses receive for goods and services. Economists had been expecting a slightly higher increase, according to a survey by the Wall Street Journal.        Over one-point-three million people tuned into Elon Musk's conversation with former President Trump on X last night. Some technical issues delayed the conversation, but the pair still spoke for over two hours. They discussed the attempted assassination of Trump in Pennsylvania, immigration, Russian President Vladimir Putin, the threat of global warming, and more.        Voters are heading to the polls for primary elections in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin today. In Minnesota, progressive Congresswoman Ilhan Omar will defend her seat against former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels. The contest comes after two other members of the so-called progressive "Squad," Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush, lost their Democratic primaries this cycle.        Tropical Storm Ernesto isn't expected to hit the U.S. mainland as it heads up the Atlantic Ocean. Current forecasts show the storm will bring heavy rain and flooding to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands today. The National Hurricane Center says Ernesto will then head northward and into the Atlantic.        A former Colorado clerk is facing up to 22 years in prison for election tampering. Tina Peters was convicted yesterday and will be sentenced in October. Prosecutors argued she let an unauthorized person access Mesa County's voting equipment in 2021 and make a copy of hard drives, as well as pictures of passwords, and then tried to cover it up.        U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles will not have her appeal heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. On Sunday, the International Olympic Committee said it would take away her bronze medal because of a scoring error. Monday, USA Gymnastics said in a statement that it was notified that CAS rules don't allow for an arbitral award to be reconsidered.        

Old News Archives