Crime & Safety
Middletown Woman Hospitalized After Domestic Assault
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A 25-year-old woman was hospitalized following an argument with her boyfriend last week.
Sean C. Voogt, 26, of 16 Woolsey Road Apt. B, Middltown, was arrested on Tuesday, May 21 at 6:10 p.m. and charged with domestic simple assault, a misdemeanor, after he injured his girlfriends wrist during an argument. The couple's two children, a 4-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl were present during the argument.
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Voogt was arraigned by a justice of the peace later that night and released on $1,000 personal recognizance and release on a Second Division District Court summons.
Fall River Woman Arrested on Warrant
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Kristine M. Gonzalez, 26, of 186 Division St. Apt. 3, Fall River, MA, was arrested on Monday, May 20 at 9:15 p.m. on a bench warrant from Second Division District Court for failure to appear for a sentencing.
Gonzalez was arraigned by a justice of the peace and released later that night.
Newport Man Charged with Felony Drug Possession, Theft
Benjamin Lee James, 26, of 6 Narragansett Ave., Newport, was arrested on Monday, May 20 at 2:21 p.m. and charged with larceny of less than $1,500 and felony drug possession. James allegedly stole 10 vicodin pills from a local residence where he was employed doing general maintenance and odd jobs.
James was arraigned in Second Division District the following day and released on $2,000 bail with surety.
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