Robbery Suspect Jumps Out of Second Floor at Newport Motel 6

A 31-year-old Newport man jumped out of a second-story window at the Connell Highway Motel 6 in Newport Wednesday afternoon and suffered a fractured heel and sprained ankle in addition to getting arrested.

Police said they were dispatched to the motel at around 1:40 p.m. after they learned that Luther Parente, 31, of no permanent address, was staying in a room there.

Parente was wanted by Providence police for a first-degree robbery charge, according to a police report, along with five other court warrants out of Second Division District Court.

Police knocked on the door and a woman answered. Parente was sitting on the bed and when he saw police, police said, he jumped off the bed, opened the window and jumped out.

Parente fell about 15 feet and began making his way towards Newport Mini Storage. As officers closed in, he stopped and said ”I give up, I broke my ankles,” the police report stated.

He was transported to Newport Hospital by Navy Rescue for treatment of his injuries sustained in the fall.

He was later released to the custody of Newport police who held them for transport to Providence police.