Narragansett Police Log: May 1, 2011

URI Football Players Among Seven Arrested for Disorderly Conduct Following Small Scale Pot Deal; Additional Arrests Made in South Kingstown

Seven people were arrested shortly after 6 p.m. on May 1 after police determined that a fight ensued following a marijuana transaction.

According to police, a 58-year-old Narragansett woman reported several individuals chasing after a car, and one man hanging from the car, on Beach Plum Road. As a result, she called police.

When police initially responded, two people – Ilya S. Ryaboy, 20, of 8 Gabriel Road, Sharon, MA, and Christopher J. Gallant, 20, of 50 Glover Drive, Stoughton, MA – said they had followed the car because the occupants had taken something from their home on Beach Plum Road. Another witness identified Ryaboy as the person hanging out of the car as it was moving.

Ryaboy initially claimed not to know Drew E. Harris, 19, of 50 Northgate Lane, Willingboro, NJ, who was identified by another witness as leaving the house and getting into the car. However, when questioned further by police, Ryaboy said that Harris and another man had come over to smoke and buy some marijuana.

While buying though, Ryaboy said that Harris stood up, threatened him and then tried to leave with the marijuana and the $25 he paid for it. Ryaboy said Harris was not able to take the marijuana, however, a search by police revealed only a minimal amount left at the house.

At that point, Ryaboy said he chased after Harris, the other man and the car. He said that two of his roommates, Gregory E. Glassman, 21, of 9 Baldwin Road, Sharon, MA, and Gallant, were at the house when the disturbance occurred and chased after the car with him.

According to the Narragansett woman, the car was stalling out as it tried to drive down Beach Plum Road. She said an open door of the car hit her car as she was attempting to drive by. She also noted that the rear window of the car was smashed out, and that several people were chasing the car, but she didn’t know if they had caused the damage.

Police said an officer at the emergency room of South County Hospital reported that Glassman was there, getting treatment for an injured hand. According to the officer, Glassman admitted to punching out the rear window of the car. He said that another roommate with him had nothing to do with the incident.

A South Kingstown police officer made a traffic stop on the car in South Kingstown. According to police from both towns, Harris did not wish to press charges against Glassman for the broken window, and Ryaboy did not want to press charges against Harris for the theft.

As a result, police arrested Ryaboy, Glassman, Gallant and Harris for disorderly conduct. Three passengers in Harris’ car – Josh Moody, 19, of 136 Arlington Ave., Staten Island, NY; Ramadan I. Abdullah, 19, of 1919 73^rd Ave., Philadelphia, PA; and Jackie Ivery Jr., 20, of 16 Thornhill Lane, Willingboro, NJ – were also arrested for disorderly conduct.

According to online records, Ryaboy, Glassman, Gallant, Abdullah and Moody are URI students. Moody and Abdullah are members of the URI football squad’s 2011 spring roster.

Later in the month, Ivery was also allegedly involved in another .

Eric P. O’Rourke, 19, of 19 Laudone Dr., Bradford, entered no plea to counts of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of a schedule I controlled substance on May 24. According to South Kingstown police, he was found nearby his car, struck in the head with his own blank pistol and the victim of a drug deal turned robbery.  He was freed on $20,000 surety bail on May 25 and a felony control date has been set for July 12.

His assailants, Ivery, 20, and Jordan Dalton, 20, both of Willingboro, N.J. were arraigned as well on May 25.  Dalton entered no plea to a charge of felony assault with a dangerous weapon, a Blow 9mm blank gun he used to allegedly strike the head of O’Rourke during the robbery.  Bail was posted at $10,000 with surety for Dalton. According to the Providence Journal, Dalton was a safety for the URI football team, but has now been removed from the team.

Ivery entered no plea to a charge of felony larceny for his part in the May 24 incident, where he allegedly stole a laptop from O’Rourke. Bail for Ivery was originally set at $10,000 with surety, but he was ordered held without bail for violating the conditions of his parole for an earlier offense of disorderly conduct. Felony control court dates have been set for both men for July 13.

Loud Party Complaints

• At about 1:05 a.m. on May 1, police received a complaint of a loud party at 21 Buttonbush Trail. According to police, about 50 people were at the house, and loud talking could be heard from inside and the porch. No public urination was observed by police, but they did receive reports from neighbors of people urinating on lawns. Police said the tenants cleared the house in an orderly fashion. The tenants were identified as Andrew J. Paolucci, 21, Derek W. Maroni, 22, and Robert P. Carlin, 20. All three are URI students. The owner was identified by police as Michael Ferreirra.

The information for this article was compiled from Narragansett police reports, which are available for review by any member of the public at their . Additional information came from South Kingstown Police records researched by . If we’re missing a call or report you’re interested in knowing about, feel free to leave a comment or to send Local Editor Stephen Greenwell a message at Stephen.greenwell@patch.com.

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