Trial Begins for South Kingstown Councilor Accused of Assaulting Local GOP Official

Trial begins for South Kingstown councilor accused of assaulting local GOP official

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) -- The trial for a South Kingstown town councilman accused of assaulting a local GOP official began Wednesday. Jay Wegimont, a Democrat first elected to the South Kingstown Town Council in 2022, faces a misdemeanor charge of simple assault after an alleged confrontation with Narragansett GOP Chairman Anthony D'Ellena during a South Kingstown Town Council meeting back in June. BACKGROUND: South Kingstown councilm…

South Kingstown town councilor begins trial in alleged 'body-slam' assault case

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — This morning, the trial of a South Kingstown town councilor got underway as he faces allegations of assaulting another public figure this past summer. Councilor Jay Wegimont faces one simple assault charge, after Narragansett Republican Town Committee member Anthony D’Ellena, said Wegimont “body-slammed” him in a hallway at South Kingstown Town Hall on June 9th. Wegimont was subsequently placed on administrative leave f…

Trial for South Kingstown town councilor Jay Wegimont to begin

The trial for a South Kingstown town councilor accused of assaulting a political critic is expected to begin.Part of that alleged exchange was caught on camera