Crime & Safety
RI State Police Report Johnston Drug Arrest
The following report was posted on the Rhode Island State Police website. Where an arrest is reported, it does not indicate a conviction.
Rhode Island State Police arrested a Johnston man on June 11 for drug possession and driving with a suspended license.
Robert E. Desimone Jr., 33, of 2 Brenda Drive, faces one count of possession of a Schedule III drug, Suboxone, which is used to treat opiate dependence; possession of heroin; driving in possession of a controlled substance; and driving with a suspended license.
According to an entry on the Rhode Island State Police website, an officer pulled over Desimone's car on Atwood Avenue at 6:30 pm prior to his arrest.
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State police officers brought Desimone to Scitiuate Barracks, where he was arraigned and released until a court hearing to be scheduled.
Online court records show that Desmone entered no contest pleas on three previous occasions, dating back to 2008, to charges of driving with a suspended license brought by North Providence, Providence, and .
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