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Colonel Steven G. O'Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, announces that on Wednesday, July 2, 2014, members of the State Police Detective and Uniform Bureaus, in coordination with the Rhode Island Division of Sheriffs arrested thirteen (13) individuals as a result of a coordinated early morning warrant sweep throughout the state. The sweep resulted in the arrest of twelve (12) individuals due to body attachments issued by the Rhode Island Family Court for failing to appear for court proceedings and failure to pay child support. The individuals arrested collectively owe $232,397.71 in child support payments, and the highest amount any individual arrested owed was $89,847.21. In addition to the individuals arrested for the Family Court body attachments, one (1) person was arrested for a warrant issued by the Sixth Division District Court. All of the subjects arrested were processed at State Police Headquarters and transported by the Rhode Island Division of Sheriffs to the Garrahy Judicial Complex. The individuals will be arraigned in courtroom 5C of the Providence County Family Court or in courtroom 4C in the Sixth Division District Court at 2:00 PM. Below is a list of the individuals arrested by the Rhode Island State Police and cooperating agencies: Edwin Vargas, age 37, of Cranston Warrant: Reciprocal Body Attachment Child Support Owed: $30,547.77 Sonner Tapia, age 23, of Providence Warrant: District Court Bench Warrant Child Support Owed: N/A Jason Spivey, age 31, of Providence Warrant: Reciprocal Body Attachment Child Support Owed: $3,339.82 Jovanny Amaro, age 23, of Providence Warrants: Reciprocal Body Attachment; District Court Bench Warrants; Superior Court Bench Warrant Child Support Owed: $5,031.03 John Lucas, age 28, of Providence Warrant: Reciprocal Body Attachment Child Support Owed: $40,783.22 Carlton Barboza, age 26, of Providence Warrant: Reciprocal Body Attachment Child Support Owed: $10,235.89 Jason Richard, age 27, of Providence Warrants: Reciprocal Body Attachment; District Court Bench Warrant Child Support Owed: $13,339.03 Gerardo Roman, age 44, of Providence Warrants: Reciprocal Body Attachment; District Court Bench Warrant Child Support Owed: $89,847.21 Richard Lora, age 37, of Providence Warrant: Reciprocal Body Attachment Child Support Owed: $4,768.46 Valentin Gallard, age 30, of Providence Warrant: Reciprocal Body Attachment Child Support Owed: $15,960.13 Joseph Robinson, age 45, of Providence Warrant: Reciprocal Body Attachment Child Support Owed: $3,276.21 Vincent Avella, age 33, of Providence Warrant: Reciprocal Body Attachment Child Support Owed: $8,468.22 Luis Martinez, age 35, of Providence Warrant: Reciprocal Body Attachment Child Support Owed: $6,800.72
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