Police Seek Sanctions Against Cranston Club after Sunday Stabbing

CRANSTON, RI—Two men are facing weapons charges and a Cranston club is facing possible sanctions after a stabbing during a disturbance at Red Lounge on Dyer Avenue early Sunday morning.

Cranston Police Major Todd Patalano said in a news release that police responded to the club shortly after 1 a.m. and stopped a car that was attempting to leave the scene. Inside the car was Kitland Juste, 30, bleeding from the torso from a stab wound. He was rushed to Rhode Island Hosptial with non life-threatening injuries.

Also in the car was Ruben Cadet, 29, of 79 Clemence St., Cranston; Eric Delrosario, 30, of 182 Sumter St., Providence; a handgun and a box of 9mm ammunition. Both men were drunk, police said, and each is facing a charge of carrying a weapon a weapon without a permit, disorderly conduct and carrying a weapon while intoxicated. Delrosario, a convict with sentences for drug and weapons, was also charged with possession of arms by a convict in a crime of violence.

Police said they have had limited cooperation with the investigation, which is ongoing. And the incident was the second large disturbance at the club in recent weeks that drew a police response (police also responded on Aug. 25).

"putting the neighbors and police in potential danger," Patalano said.

The Cranston Police Department is now planning to present evidence before the Cranston City Council's Safety Services and Licenses subcommittee Monday night "to recommend that the maximum sanctions are imposed upon the Red Lounge," Patalano said. " The Cranston Police Department will ensure that the neighbors and public safety around the Red Lounge are maintained at all costs. We will not allow an establishment anywhere in the city to attract business, which will jeopardize the safety of anyone in the city of Cranston or surrounding community."

Police ask for anyone with information about the incident to call Cranston Police Det. Lee Sohn at 401-942-2211.