Plea: Defendant Gives Up Gun Until July

Unless otherwise noted, files at Washington County Superior Court contain the information about the following court cases. You can review them at the McGrath Judicial Complex.

Adam Cafferty, 23, of 79 Frank Ave., West Kingstown, pleaded no contest on Feb. 6 to a South Kingstown police charge of disorderly conduct.

Cafferty was ordered to surrender a gun until July 9, when a no-contact order between him and a 21-year-old man will expire. He was also ordered to pay $90 in assessments.

In return for his plea, additional charges of felony domestic assault and domestic assault were dismissed.

According to South Kingstown police reports included in court files, on March 8 they received a report of a dispute between Cafferty and another family member.

Police said that after taking witness statements and investigating, Cafferty was arrested. A .40 caliber handgun, which police said Cafferty used to threaten a family member, was confiscated.

According to online records, Cafferty has one previous arrest. On Feb. 28, a Richmond police charge of reckless driving from January 2013 was dismissed.

Motions to expunge and seal for Cafferty’s South Kingstown case are scheduled for July 15.

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