PROVIDENCE — Members of the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested three individuals on March 5 on various charges, marking the beginning of a series of arrests across the state.
Travone Green, 30, of West Warwick, was arrested on a felony domestic assault warrant from West Warwick Police Department and a federal probation warrant for possession of a firearm.
Green was taken into custody without incident and transferred to West Warwick Police for arraignment.
The same day, Anthony Stevens, 26, of Cranston, was arrested on a Drug Enforcement Administration indictment warrant for dangerous drugs.
Stevens was transported directly to the Federal Courthouse in Providence for his court appearance.
Also on March 5, Shaylon Judd, 31, of Providence, was arrested on charges of counterfeit checks and larceny from Portsmouth Police Department.
Judd was taken to Portsmouth Police Department for arraignment.
On March 6, the ACI Investigations Unit arrested Yeuri Sierra Amador, 28, for fifth-degree arson and destruction of public property.
Amador was arraigned in Third Division Court, presented as a Superior Court violator, and granted $10,000 surety bail.
The same unit arrested Jonathan O’Brien, 29, for third-offense domestic violation of no contact order and obstruction of the judicial system on March 6.
O’Brien was arraigned in Third Division Court, presented as a Superior Court violator, and granted $5,000 surety bail.
Also on March 6, Jerome McCarthy, 36, of Warwick, was arrested as a fugitive from justice from Connecticut.
McCarthy waived extradition proceedings during his arraignment in Third Division Court and was ordered held at the ACI pending his return to Connecticut.
On March 8, the Gaming Enforcement Unit arrested Julio Mora Cartagena, 34, of Providence, for disorderly conduct related to fighting and tumultuous behavior.
Cartagena was processed at the Lincoln Barracks, arraigned by a Justice of the Peace, and released on $1,000 personal recognizance.
