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Interim Report of the Statewide Grand Jury (Reported July 29, 2019)

Please note: An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. The U.S. Constitution guarantees that a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until found guilty in a court of law.

Claude Holland (age 26) Woonsocket, RI P1/2019-4432AG

On July 29, 2019, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Claude Holland with one count of murder; one count of discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence, resulting in death; one count of carrying a pistol without a license; and one count of possession of a firearm after a conviction of a crime of violence.

The alleged acts occurred in the city of Woonsocket sometime on January 13, 2019. The Woonsocket police Department conducted the investigation.

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on August 2, 2019 in Providence County Superior Court.

Diamond Wilson-Wooten (age 25) Cranston, RI P1/2019-4433AG

On July 29, 2019, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Diamond Wilson-Wooten with three counts of first-degree robbery, one count of conspiracy to commit robbery, three counts of using a firearm while committing a crime of violence, two counts of kidnapping, one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping, three counts of first-degree sexual assault, one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree sexual assault, and one count of possession of a firearm after a previous conviction of a crime of violence.

The alleged acts occurred in the city of Providence sometime on January 20, 2019. The Providence Police Department conducted the investigation.

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on August 7, 2019 in Providence County Superior Court.

DeWaun Smith (age 18) Cranston, RI P1/2019-4433BG

On July 29, 2019, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging DeWuan Smith with three counts of first-degree robbery, one count of conspiracy to commit robbery, three counts of using a firearm while committing a crime of violence, two counts of kidnapping, one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping, six counts of first-degree sexual assault, and one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree sexual assault.

The alleged acts occurred in the city of Providence sometime on January 20, 2019. The Providence Police Department conducted the investigation.

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on August 8, 2019 in Providence County Superior Court.

Michael Marrapese (age 40) Cranston, RI P1/2019-4435ADV

On July 29, 2019, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Michael Marrapese with one count of first-degree murder.

The alleged acts occurred in the city of Cranston sometime on March 13, 2019. The Cranston Police Department conducted the investigation.

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on August 21, 2019 in Providence County Superior Court.

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