3 Charged Tied to Providence College Overdose Incident

3 Charged Tied to Providence College Overdose Incident

The Providence Police Department announced Sunday that three individuals have been charged following a narcotics investigation stemming from multiple overdoses by Providence College students that occurred this weekend. 

 

Seven PC students were hospitalized.

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Police claim they initiated a follow-up investigation into the incident. Detectives identified a suspect believed to have supplied narcotics to one of the individuals who overdosed. Based on evidence developed during the investigation, detectives obtained a court-authorized search warrant for 26 Hawkins Street, 2nd Floor. 

 

GoLocal learned that the PC students had used cocaine and had a reaction to the drug.

 

Upon executing the warrant, three occupants were detained. A search of the residence resulted in the seizure of: 

 

Three handguns (one suspected to be a ghost gun) 
Two assault-style rifles 
Approximately 20 grams of fentanyl 
Approximately $1,700 in U.S. currency 

 

All items were secured as evidence. 

 

“This investigation reflects the department’s continued commitment to combating the deadly flow of fentanyl and illegal firearms into our community,” said Colonel Oscar L. Perez. “The coordinated efforts of our Narcotics and Organized Crime Bureau ensured that dangerous weapons and narcotics were removed from the streets of Providence.” 

 

Police did not comment on the PC students who bought the drugs.

 

The following individuals were charged: 

 

Angel Williams, 33 

Possession of multiple firearms after previously being convicted of crimes of violence 
Possession of multiple firearms while prohibited due to prior convictions 
Conspiracy to possess fentanyl with intent to deliver 
Committing a crime of violence while armed (related to alleged possession with intent to deliver cocaine and fentanyl) 
Possession with intent to deliver cocaine 
Possession with intent to deliver fentanyl 
Possession or control of a ghost gun or undetectable firearm 
Possession of high-capacity magazines 
Unlawful delivery of cocaine 

 

Patrick Patterson, 32 

Multiple counts of committing a crime of violence while armed (related to alleged possession with intent to deliver cocaine and fentanyl) 
Conspiracy to possess fentanyl with intent to deliver 
Possession or control of a ghost gun or undetectable firearm 
Possession with intent to deliver cocaine 
Possession with intent to deliver fentanyl 
Possession of firearms while prohibited due to prior convictions 
Possession of high-capacity magazines 

 

Kimsheree Simoneau, 33 

Possession or control of a ghost gun, undetectable firearm, or firearm produced by a 3D-printing process