Crime & Safety
2 RI Men Charged After Vax Protest At Gov. McKee Residence
The two men, from Woonsocket and East Providence, were reportedly demonstrating against coronavirus vaccine mandates.
CUMBERLAND, RI — Two Rhode Island men were arrested by state troopers Friday night after a anti-vaccine protest outside Gov. Dan McKee's Cumberland residence
State troopers arrested Tyler Bonin, 32, of East Providence, and Joshua Joseph, 38, of Woonsocket, just before 8 p.m. Friday. They were both charged with disorderly conduct, obstruction and resisting arrest, according to police.
According to GoLocalProv, Bonin and McKeen were protesting the state's vaccine mandate. In August, McKee put a vaccine mandate in place for all health workers. The deadline to adhere to the mandate passed on Oct. 1. About 30 health facilities in the state have requested extensions, according to the Associated Press.
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Bonin and Joseph were set to be arraigned on Saturday morning.
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