Council President's Attacker Convicted
David Batista was found guilty of simple assault and sentenced to six months of probation.
Johnston Town Council President Robert Russo's attacker has been convicted of assault and sentenced to six months of probation, the Providence Journal reported. District Court Judge Anthony Capraro found David Batista guilty of simple assault Tuesday after he punched Russo in the head outside a Providdence bakery in December. Batista suspected the council president of having an affair with his wife. Russo told Patch Wednesday that he did not have an affair with Batista's wife, who works in Russo's law office. He said he has a friendship with her and had been trying to "referee family issues" like any friend would. "It's idiotic. It a red herring he's using to cover up the issues he was having," Russo said. "It has nothing to do with her. …
