Drunk Man Escorted out of Newport Library

Newport police arrested a 31-year-old Charlotte, N.C., man on Tuesday evening after he sat in the lobby of the library on Spring Street while drunk.

Police said Jonathan William Ross was served with a no-trespass order on Sept. 19 and was not supposed to be in the library.

Library staff called police at around 6:15 p.m. and officers found Ross in the lobby. He “was obviously intoxicated,” police said, and spoke with slurred speech and smelled like alcohol.

Police transported Ross to Newport Hospital for a medical evaluation and was eventually released into police custody at around 8 p.m.

He was held for arraignment Wednesday.

DISORDERLY
Police charged Megan Marie Jones, 36, of no permanent address, with two counts of domestic disorderly conduct and a warrant for failing to appear on an unrelated charge on Tuesday.

Police said Jones made threats that she would injure a woman who is taking care of her children.

The warrant was for failing to appear on a charge of driving with a suspended license.

She was held for arraignment Wednesday.