**Edit - a commenter (correctly) pointed out that redactions and bail are decided by judges and the AG. I'm unable to update the subject line of the post.

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Why does the former mayor of Newport's son Christian Winthrop have a long, violent rap sheet and heavily redacted arrest records, and is released without bail?

2022: two charges each of domestic simple assault and domestic disorderly conduct stemming from alleged incidents on July 17 and Sept. 4. Woman bruised on her face and wrist.
2015: Simple assault charge; pushed a man down stairs and verbally assaulted a woman. https://patch.com/rhode-island/newport/winthrop-arrested-again-held-without-bail-aci-0 ; this incident also resulted in a B+E charge.
2013: Another domestic assault charge; this report alleges an attempted cover-up. His father was mayor at the time. It was reported on in 2013 that he was arrested three times prior by this point for similar charges.

Comments

FoleyisGood t1_isk0haw wrote on October 16, 2022 at 3:54 PM

#117,138

police corruption? ridiculous!

Coincel_pro t1_isk4zg6 wrote on October 16, 2022 at 4:24 PM

#117,344

Police's job is to protect entrenched power structures and capital not the average citizen.

omjy18 t1_iskcsm3 wrote on October 16, 2022 at 5:16 PM

#117,693

Welcome to newport dude

Loud_Leadership_7005 OP t1_isl4n18 wrote on October 16, 2022 at 8:09 PM

#118,711

Replying to omjy18 (#117,693)

Yah when I posted about this in the Newport sub, the only comment was "His website doesn't turn a profit, so why do you care?"

Hilariously Newport.

Besides caring about assault victims, his TMZ-style website bills itself as a "news" site yet he wouldn't know what journalism was if it punched him in the face, as he often does to other people. A few years back there was a suicide at Second Beach. He showed up and filmed the authorities removing the dead body. That's not journalism, and it's unethical.

He makes himself a public figure, as such, he should be held to an even higher level of scrutiny than the average citizen. You can't go around assaulting people and getting away with it cause daddy-17th-century-mustache-guy was the mayor. Where is the outrage in Newport?

Username333666999 t1_isl80yy wrote on October 16, 2022 at 8:31 PM

#118,803

The police don’t decide on bail. Direct your anger toward judges and the AG.

Loud_Leadership_7005 OP t1_isl8ax6 wrote on October 16, 2022 at 8:33 PM

#118,816

Replying to Username333666999 (#118,803)

Fair comment. You are absolutely right.

LionMcTastic t1_islbcdw wrote on October 16, 2022 at 8:53 PM

#118,926

No need to say where, they're all corrupt

downpat t1_islj43p wrote on October 16, 2022 at 9:47 PM

#119,203

Outside of the most serious cases, every defendant is released on some kind of bail. Where are you getting the idea that this guy was “released without bail”? The statement doesn’t make sense. And obviously the headline doesn’t follow any of this.

FNicole86 t1_islut5p wrote on October 16, 2022 at 11:13 PM

#119,700

Most cases/arrest result in "Own recognizance (OR), also called personal recognizance, means a release, without the requirement of a posting bail, based on a written promise by the defendant to appear in court when required to do so."

MajorMarjarom t1_ismeanq wrote on October 17, 2022 at 1:41 AM

#120,692

Yes, the judges decide bail but it's worth noting that the municipal court judges are appointed by the City Council and Mayor... and they all have long-standing connections to Winthrop.