Narragansett Police Log: August 10, 2011

South Kingstown Sex Offender Arrested on Marijuana Charges

Richard F. Marchetti, 47, of 72 Tupelo Road, South Kingstown, was arrested at about 9:22 a.m. on Aug. 10 and charged with possession of marijuana and driving in possession of a controlled substance.

According to police, an officer patrolling Point Judith Road noted an expired trailer being pulled by a white Chevy pick-up truck. A background check confirmed that the trailer’s registration was expired.

Police said that when talking to the driver, Marchetti, they could smell burnt marijuana. When asked about the marijuana, Marchetti said that there might be a burnt roach in the ashtray, and then continued to say that maybe there were four or five burnt roaches in the ashtray, but that there was no more marijuana in the truck.

Marchetti also told police that he was a registered Level One sex offender, and that he was on probation for the charge. A search of the truck revealed a small sandwich baggie of marijuana in the front center console.

Marchetti was arrested and transported to police headquarters. According to police, he had two years left on a 10-year suspended sentence for second-degree child molestation.

He appeared in Fourth Division District Court later that day and pleaded no contest to the marijuana offense, and was sentenced to an additional year of probation and an additional year of a suspended sentence. For a description of the various levels of sex offenders, visit the parole board’s site here.

Cranston Man Transported to Narragansett Police Headquarters for Alcohol Violation

Sean Craig Anderson, 19, of 37 Tremont St., Cranston, was arrested at about 9:28 p.m. on Aug. 10 on a charge of possession of alcohol by a minor.

According to police, Anderson was originally cited on June 28 for the alcohol violation, but did not appear at a Narragansett Municipal Court hearing. He was detained by Cranston police in an unrelated incident on Aug. 10.

Narragansett police transported him from Cranston police headquarters, and he was arraigned in Narragansett. He paid a $200 fine later that night and was released.

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