'Get Out of Jail Free' Suspect Pleads Out — And Avoids Jail Time

Timothy Little, 24, pleaded no contest to a charge of vandalism stemming from his Sept. 1 arrest by Johnston Police.

  The Johnston man who claimed to have a "get out of jail free card" pleaded no contest to one of the charges filed after his arrest on Sept. 1 — and did, in fact, avoid serving time in prison. According to online court records, Timothy Little, 24, didn't exactly "get out free," however — Judge Pamela Woodcock-Pfeiffer sentenced Little to a one-year suspended sentence and one years' probation. At his formal arraignment in Third District Court, Warwick, on Sept. 12, Little entered his plea to a misdemeanor count of vandalism brought by Johnston Police, who alleged that Little had kicked the plastic cover off an electrical socket inside the police station. In a separate filing, Little also pleaded no contest to charges of driving under the …

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Johnston Man Nabbed on DUI Tries to Use 'Get out of Jail Free Card'

Timothy Little claimed that his help in locating the accused assailant in a samurai sword attack gave him a "free one."

  A local man tried to get out of DUI and reckless driving charges by telling officers that he had a "get out of jail free card" because he had told them where to find the suspected assailant in an Aug. 4 samurai sword attack, Johnston Police reported. Timothy Little, 24, of 32 Angell St., is scheduled to appear for a pre-trial hearing on Sept. 14 on the disorderly conduct charge filed by Johnston Police following the Aug. 4 incident. Little is scheduled to appear for arraignment today in Third District Court, Warwick, on misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence, BAC unknown; reckless driving; driving with a suspended license; and disorderly conduct. He also faces a separate vandalism charge after a local officer reported seeing …

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OMG PD: Inspired by Tarantino?

Take a look at some of the more unusual police reports from around the state.

  Inspired by Tarantino?: In Johnston, three more peopler were arrested after a samurai sword attack. Probably just settling a duel — or was it the aftermath of a bloody quest for revenge following a wedding day attack? Driving is an adventure in North Kingstown: From one police log covering just three days… A Coventry driver was charged with drunken driving after sideswiping a car, although he told police he hadn’t had a drink in 14 years. A pair of North Kingstown men tried to steal car parts from an auto salvage yard. After a traffic stop and a pat-down, a passenger told police he “forgot” he had a baggie of marijuana on him. A bunch of other cars have been broken into, and finally, a South Kingstown woman was arrested for reckless …

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Three More Arrested After Samurai Sword Attack in Johnston

Johnston Police reported the arrests of a Johnston man and woman, and a Cranston man following the Aug. 4 disturbance on Angell Street.

  Two men at the scene of an Aug. 4 disturbance in Johnston have been charged for their roles in the fight that resulted in a sword attack, Johnston Police reported. Officers charged Timothy Little, 24, of 32 Angell St., and Ronald Giorgio, 22, of Cranston, with disorderly conduct after witnesses told police they had seen Little and Giorgio hitting David Teague, the victim of the sword attack. Police also arrested Erica Quarto, 30, of 30 Angell St., on one count of obstruction for claiming she had slashed Teague's left arm with a katana sword before identifying Michael Gomes, 24, as the assailant, according to police reports. Gomes appeared in court on Friday for arraignment on a felony charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. No …

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