Crime & Safety
Providence Man Wanted On Unlawful Photographing Or Filming Charges Nabbed: Cops
He was wanted in Mississippi, police said.
PROVIDENCE, RI — A Providence man wanted in Mississippi on charges of photographing, taping or filming a person in violation of their expectation of privacy was apprehended, police said.
Justin Roberts, 40, was arrested about 5:30 a.m. Oct. 22 by the Rhode Island State Police Violent Fugitive Task Force, the state police said in a media release.
Roberts was also charged with the offense of habitual offender, according to the release.
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Roberts was wanted on the charges in Mississippi, where he was a fugitive from justice, the release said.
Roberts was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks and taken to Sixth Division District Court for an arraignment, according to the release.
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