Crime & Safety
Police: Man throws Relative's Ashes in Fight
Mark Jeffrey Duarte was charged with disorderly conduct.
Johnston Police charged 51-year-old Mark Jeffry Duarte with disorderly conduct and simple assault for allegedly throwing an urn containing a deceased relatives ashes during an argument with his girlfriend on Friday.
Police said they were called to the scene at 8 Hill St. after a disturbance.
Duarte was arraigned before a bail commissioner and released on personal recognizance.
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A no-contact order was issued. He is due to reappear in court on May 1.
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