Here is the latest news for Friday 8/16:
- A correctional officer for Wyatt Detention Facility is being placed on leave after a pickup truck drove into protesters.
- The first positive findings of the dangerous EEE virus in the state this year are being reported.
- The weather didn't cooperate with the Barrington Little Leaguers on Thursday.
Wyatt Correctional Officer Placed On Leave After Incident With Protesters
(Central Falls, RI) -- A correctional officer for Wyatt Detention Facility is being placed on leave after a pickup truck drove into protesters outside of the facility on Wednesday night. Video shows the truck driving towards a parking lot which was blocked by people, hitting the brakes then proceeding again despite there still being protesters in the way. At least one person reportedly suffered serious injuries. Wyatt identified the officer on leave as Captain Thomas Woodworth, who appears to have been the driver.
Coventry Man Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault On Bike Path
(Coventry, RI) -- Coventry police have arrested a man for sexual assault on a bike path. A woman reported being assaulted yesterday morning on the Coventry Greenway. Police reportedly observed the suspect walking on the path into West Warwick on surveillance cameras. They say Gary Arnold Jr. of Coventry was then arrested and is being held until a court appearance.
EEE Found In Mosquito Sample From Central Falls
(Central Falls, RI) -- The first positive findings of Eastern equine encephalitis of the year in Rhode Island are being found in a mosquito sample. The state DEM and health department say the samples were collected in Central Falls on August 6th. People are being urged to take precautions against mosquito bites. No human cases of EEE have been reported in Rhode Island, but there is one case currently in Southeastern Massachusetts.
Retired State Supreme Court Justice Dies
(Providence, RI) -- Retired Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Donald Shea has died. Shea was on the court from 1981 to 1995 after having previously served almost a decade on the state Superior Court. Shea, who lived in Providence, died on Wednesday at the age of 93, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary. He authored over five-hundred opinions while on the Supreme Court.
Barrington Will Play Little League World Series Opener Friday Morning
(Williamsport, PA) -- The Barrington Little League team will play its first game of the Little League World Series Friday. The Barrington team was supposed to play its opener yesterday but it got rained out. The team, which is representing the New England region, will take on the Southeast regional reps from Virginia at 10 a.m. on ESPN.
Rare Calico Lobster Caught
(Little Compton, RI) -- An East Bay business has a rare lobster on display. Sakonnet Lobster Company in Little Compton posted on its Facebook page on Monday a picture of a calico lobster caught by one of its boats on a previous trip. It's estimated that a calico lobster, characterized by its spotted black-yellow-orange shell, has a rarity number of one in thirty-million.