Crime & Safety
Suspect Indicted in Fatal Newport Stabbing
Joseph Perryman, 42, of Newport was indicted with one count of murder in connection to last December's fatal stabbing.
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The Statewide Grand Jury announced Thursday morning that Joseph Perryman, 42, of Newport was indicted with one count of murder on March 25.
Perryman allegedly stabbed and murdered 44-year-old Anthony E. Simmons, also of Newport. He was arrested and charged with murder last December after being found a short distance away from the crime scene.
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Perryman is scheduled to be arraigned in Newport County Superior Court on April 2. He has been held without bail since his arrest.
According to police reports, several witnesses said the two men had been arguing before the incident at the 53 ½  Gould St. apartment.
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Perryman allegedly stabbed Simmons several times. Simmons was pronounced dead at Newport Hospital.
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