07/29/2008

Trooper used reasonable force in smoke shop raid
A jury finds Kenneth Jones used reasonable force when he applied a hold to a man’s ankle during a raid on a tribal smoke shop.

07/26/2008

Trooper says Jennings’ rolling caused ankle to break
Adam Jennings, whose ankle was broken in the 2003 raid of the Narragansett smoke shop, is suing a state trooper.

07/25/2008

Experts differ on the force Trooper Kenneth Jones used on a Narragansett tribe member
Trooper Kenneth Jones twisted tribal member Adam Jennings’ ankle to subdue him during a state police action in 2003.

07/24/2008

Doctor tells of severity of ankle injury
Narragansett tribe member Adam Jennings, whose ankle was broken in the 2003 state police raid of a tribal smoke shop, is suing a state trooper.

07/23/2008

Retrial of civil case stemming from smoke-shop raid begins
Narragansett tribe member Adam Jennings’ ankle was broken by a state trooper in the 2003 smoke-shop raid.

07/16/2008

Trooper’s trial begins next week
The jury is selected in a civil rights case stemming from a tribe member’s treatment during the smoke-shop raid.

06/29/2008

Indian to appeal conviction in smoke-shop case
Hiawatha Brown, one of three Narragansett Indians found guilty in the smoke-shop case, was convicted on two charges.

06/28/2008

Settlement talks ordered in suit over smoke-shop raid
A jury’s 2005 verdict that Trooper Kenneth Jones violated tribal member Adam Jennings’ rights was erased, and the two sides will meet Monday.

06/20/2008

Smoke-shop raid brings community service order
The two tribal members, including Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas, could have their record cleared in a year; a third, Hiawatha Brown, receives a suspended sentence with probation.

06/19/2008

Smoke-shop case ends with no jail time for Narragansetts
Updated 6:07 p.m.
PROVIDENCE -- The three Narragansett Indian tribal members found guilty of assaulting and scuffling with state police during the 2003 raid on a tribal smoke shop will not have to spend time in jail.

06/18/2008

Judge rejects Indians’ bid for new trial
The lawyer for the Narragansetts says the suggestion of prejudice and possible misconduct among the jurors warranted a new trial over the smoke-shop raid.

05/30/2008

New trial ordered for trooper in smoke-shop raid
A federal judge wrote that the state police testimony was more credible than that of defense witnesses and tribal member Adam Jennings.

04/19/2008

State and Narragansett tribe estimate cost of smoke-shop trial
The Narragansetts say the smoke-shop case cost them about $300,000 to defend. The state estimates it cost about $17,000 to prosecute.

04/13/2008

Smoke-shop jurors agree: They’re glad the trial is over
Divergent paths led to the same place — a verdict that found fault with tribe members and the state police.

Smoke-shop jurors agree: They’re glad the trial is over
Divergent paths led to the same place — a verdict that found fault with tribe members and the state police.

Smoke-shop jurors agree: They’re glad the trial is over
Divergent paths led to the same place — a verdict that found fault with tribe members and the state police.

04/06/2008

Police not required to show search warrant right away
The search warrant issue arose during the trial of seven Narragansetts arrested in the smoke shop raid.

04/05/2008

The smoke-shop trial: A split decision
PROVIDENCE — A Superior Court jury found Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas and two other tribal members guilty of misdemeanor charges while clearing four others in an emotional case that pitted the state against its only federally recognized Indian tribe.

04/04/2008

Verdict mixed in Narragansett Indian smoke-shop raid case
Continuously updated
PROVIDENCE -- Four years and eight months after a Governor Carcieri-ordered raid on the Narragansett tribe's tax-free smoke shop turned into a tense clash between state troopers and Indians, a jury today cleared seven tribal members of 12 out of 16 misdemeanor charges.

Still no verdict in trial of raid on smoke-shop
PROVIDENCE — A Superior Court jury failed to reach a verdict again yesterday in the criminal trial of seven Narragansett Indians arrested when the state police raided a tribal smoke shop in July 2003.

04/03/2008

Smoke-shop trial jury remains deliberating
After asking, the jury receives a definition from the judge of the term “self-defense” before being sent home for the night.

04/02/2008

Jury begins deliberations in smoke shop case
The seven women and five men deliberated for four hours yesterday and were to resume this morning.

04/01/2008

Smoke-shop trial heads to jury today
Prosecutors and lawyers for the Narragansetts gave their closing arguments yesterday; Judge Susan McGuirl will instruct the jury this morning.

03/28/2008

‘They meant business’
Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas describes the July 2003 state police raid on a tribal smoke shop as the defense rests its case.

03/27/2008

Tribal officer defends resistance at smoke-shop raid
Thawn Harris says he was told by then-acting tribal police chief Lt. Rodney Champlin not to let state troopers onto tribal land.

03/26/2008

Tribe’s lawyer advised that shop was legal
John F. Killoy testifies that he told the Narragansetts that selling tax-free cigarettes was within their rights.

03/21/2008

Tribal member recalls raid
Anthony Dean Stanton tells jurors that the state police stormed onto tribal land, pushing and shoving people aside.

03/20/2008

Smoke shop charges upheld
After the ruling from the bench, the defense launches its case in the trial of seven Narragansett tribe members.

03/19/2008

State rests its case against Narragansetts
Defense lawyers will seek today to have the case dismissed.

03/18/2008

Trooper who led riot control testifies at smoke-shop trial
State Police Lt. Robert Mackisey takes the stand in the 11th day of trial for seven Narragansetts arrested during the 2003 raid.

03/15/2008

Narragansetts’ trial delayed
PROVIDENCE — The trial of the seven Narragansett Indians arrested in the 2003 state police raid on the tribe’s tax-free smoke shop was delayed yesterday because a juror was sick.

03/14/2008

First trooper on tribal land recalls raid
Ann Assumpico was allegedly struck by a tribal conservation officer as she reached Narragansett tribal lands.

03/13/2008

Officer describes pre-raid briefing
State police were told not to take out their batons as they came onto Narragansett tribal land.

Officer describes pre-raid briefing
State police were told not to take out their batons as they came onto Narragansett tribal land.

03/12/2008

Officer describe smoke shop raid role
In trial testimony, state police Sgt. Ernest C. Quarry says that while struggling with a tribal councilman he was grabbed from behind by Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas.

03/11/2008

‘That’s what I believe I saw’
PROVIDENCE Five members of the state police riot control squad were among the first non-tribal officers to arrive at Narragansett Indian land in Charlestown on July 14, 2003, a detective testified yesterday.

‘That’s what I believe I saw’
PROVIDENCE —

03/08/2008

Trooper recalls raid
Lt. David Palmer — assigned to execute the search warrant at the Indian smoke shop — said superiors told troopers that tribal police might be armed.

Trooper recalls raid
Lt. David Palmer — assigned to execute the search warrant at the Indian smoke shop — said superiors told troopers that tribal police might be armed.

03/07/2008

Lawyers see raid video very differently
Jurors yesterday watch videotape of the 2003 state police raid of a Narragansett Indian smoke shop.