At 6:07 PM, Troopers arrested Sydney Mason, age 55, of 95 Rathbun Street, Apartment 1L, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, for 1.) Possession of a Schedule I-V Controlled Substance 60 Causing Bodily Harm, originating out of the Johnston Police Department. The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Simmonsville Avenue in the Town of Johnston. The subject was transported to State Police – Headquarters, where he was processed and later transported to the Adult Correctional Institution – Men's Intake.
Media Contact: Major Erik P. Yanyar, Uniform Bureau Commander, Rhode Island State Police, 401-764-5604 or rispdps@risp.gov