Crime & Safety
Newport Man Arrested on Warrant
Police said they discovered the warrant after responding to a report of a disturbance on Clinton Avenue Tuesday night.
Newport Police arrested Tyler Clifton Brown, 32, of 5 Clinton Ave., Newport, on a warrant Tuesday at around 10:30 p.m.
Police said they were dispatched to Brown’s address for a report of a man and woman arguing.
After an investigation, police concluded that the argument never became physical. But police discovered that Brown was wanted for failing to appear on a driving with a suspended license charge out of District Court.
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Police said Brown was argumentative with police as he was taken into custody and both he and the woman at the apartment made condescending comments about law enforcement in general.
Brown was held for arraignment Wednesday morning.
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