East Providence hammer attack suspect facing new assault charge

East Providence hammer attack suspect facing new assault charge

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — An East Providence man accused of attacking a stranger with a hammer over the summer is facing an additional assault charge, according to R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha. Kenneth Jackson, 47, has been charged with assault on a person over the age of 60. He is also charged with assault with intent to murder, assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct. RELATED: Police charge East Providence hammer a…

East Providence man accused of violently attacking 74-year-old with hammer indicted

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — An East Providence man accused of violently attacking another with a hammer over the summer was indicted. Attorney General Peter Nerohna said Kenneth Jackson was charged in Providence Superior Court with several counts of felony assault, including assault with attempt to murder. Jackson is accused of attacking the 74-year-old man on July 5 in the parking lot of Shaw’s supermarket on Willet Avenue in East Providence…