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Interim Report of the Providence County Grand Jury
Reported July 25, 2024

 

An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

 

 

Jose Parra Reyes (age 58)

East Providence, Rhode Island

P1-2024-2431AG

 

On July 25, 2024, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Jose Parra Reyes with one count of possession of more than one kilogram of fentanyl, one count of possession of more than one kilogram of heroin, one count of possession of more than one kilogram of cocaine, four counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, one count of possession of a stolen firearm, four counts of possession of a firearm with intent to deliver controlled substances, four counts of possession of a firearm while previously convicted of a crime of violence, and five counts of possessing a prohibited large capacity feeding device.

 

The alleged acts occurred in the City of Providence on January 30, 2024. The Providence Police Department conducted the investigation.

 

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on July 31, 2024, in Providence County Superior Court.

 

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