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Chief sachem guilty of assault
Jump to full article: Providence (RI) Journal-Bulletin, 2008-04-05
Author: MICHAEL P. McKINNEY projo.com staff writer
Intro: Four years and eight months after a Governor Carcieri-ordered raid on the Narragansett tribe's tax-free smoke shop turned into a tense clash between state troopers and Indians, a jury today cleared seven tribal members of 12 out of 16 misdemeanor charges.
But Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas, who was captured on video and in photos struggling with a trooper, was not among them.
He was found guilty of simple assault, while cleared of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Defendant Hiawatha Brown was found guilty of simple assault and disorderly conduct, and cleared of resisting arrest. Randy Noka was found guilty of disorderly conduct, but cleared of resisting arrest.
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