Man Refuses to Pay For Beer, Gets Charged with Disorderly Conduct

Joshua Sousa, 26, of 13 Alma Ave., was charged with disorderly conduct on Tuesday, Feb. 1, after police received a call from Jade Palace claiming that two men left without paying for their beers. According to police, officers confronted the two men that were walking on the side of the road.

Sousa allegedly used profane language telling the officer that he was not going to pay for the beer. Police allegedly advised Sousa that he would be arrested if he did not cooperate. According to police, Sousa showed signs of intoxication by slurring his speech and continuing to scream profanities. Police said that Sousa began walking in the road toward Jade Palace causing traffic to stop.

According to police, Sousa stopped near the restaurant, took $6 from his wallet and threw it at the officer while yelling obscenities. Police said that the officer again advised Sousa to stop using vulgar language. Sousa then allegedly took a fighting stance and screamed more threatening profanities. He was then taken into custody.

According to police, officers picked up the $6 and gave it to Jade Palace.

A Look at Other Arrests Made by Bristol Police Last Week

• According to police, Richard Difrenna, 40, of 327 High St., turned himself into police headquarters on Friday, Feb. 4, for making crank/obscene phone calls earlier in the month. According to police, a 39-year-old State Street resident filed a report stating that someone had left him threatening voice messages. After the incident was investigated by police, an arrest warrant was obtained. Difrenna was charged with making crank/obscene phone calls.

• On Wednesday, Feb. 2, 18-year-old Kelly Gerleit of Harrison NY., was charged with possession of marijuana.
• On Friday, Feb. 4, police arrested Michael Duncan, 23, of Rey, NY, for marijuana possession.
• Bennett Kissane, 21, of NJ, and Shaun Pacheco, 31, of 6 Harrison St., were charged with driving on expired Licenses on Monday, Jan. 31.
• Daniel St. Pierre, 42, of 13 Maple Ave., in Warren, Michael Sousa, 20, of East Providence, and Joseph Flaherty, 20, of Woburn, MA, were charged for driving on suspended licenses last week.
• Joshua Murphy, 20, of 53 Catherine St., was picked up on a bench warrant on Thursday, Feb. 3.
• Richard Antone, 58, of Narragansett, was picked up on a 6th District Court bench warrant and was charged with driving on a suspended license on Sunday, Jan. 6.
• Alex Dion, 21, of 2 Captain St., was charged with violating a protective order on Monday, Jan. 31.
• Antonio Degaetano, 20, of Franklin, MA, was charged for underage possession of alcohol on Saturday, Feb. 5.
• Kerri Hayes, 40, of 901 Hope St., turned herself in to police headquarters on Friday, Feb. 4, on a domestic simple assault warrant for a domestic disturbance that occurred in January.
• Anthony Dallesandro, 21, of Barrington, was charged with driving under the influence and refusal to submit to a breathalyzer on Friday, Feb. 4.

The information reported here has been obtained from the .