RI State Police Arrest of Suspect in Shooting and Attempted Robbery at Attleboro Gas Station
Thursday, June 06, 2019
Rhode Island State Police announced on Thursday evening the arrest of a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting and attempted robbery at the Mobil gas station on Newport Avenue in South Attleboro, MA.
The crime took place on May 20, according to the RI State Police.
Ashley Weaver, age 26, of 118 Comstock Ave., Providence, was arrested at approximately 2 p.m. during a motor vehicle stop on Hayward Street in Providence. During the arrest, she was found to be in possession of a 40-caliber pistol.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe arrest was the culmination of a joint investigation by the Attleboro Police Department Detective Division; detectives from the Mansfield, MA, Police Department; investigators from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), the Rhode Island State Police Violent Fugitive Task Force, the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section and the Boston Police Department’s Fugitive Unit.
Weaver is charged in connection with a shooting and attempted robbery at the Mobil gas station on May 20. A store employee said a suspect wearing a monkey mask and brandishing a gun had entered the store about 2:30 a.m. that day, asking for money. The clerk wrestled with the would-be robber and was shot in the abdomen, but he was able to unmask the suspect, who then fled, said the RI State Police.
Detectives from the Attleboro Police Department identified Weaver as the suspect and obtained a warrant for her arrest on charges of aggravated assault with a firearm, possession of a firearm, and assault and battery with a firearm. She reportedly has an extensive history of violent crimes, including armed robberies and assaults, also had multiple active warrants for her arrest from the Boston Police Department for robbery-related offenses in Boston.
Investigators were able to track down Weaver in Providence, where she was arrested today by members of the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force.
Weaver was charged with being a fugitive from justice from Massachusetts, based on a warrant issued by Attleboro Police, and illegal possession of a firearm. She also was charged resisting arrest, simple assault and disorderly conduct after allegedly struggling with arresting officers during the arrest.
She was held overnight, pending further court action.
A “Fugitive from Justice” is a person convicted or accused of a crime who hides from law enforcement in the state or flees across state lines to avoid arrest or punishment. Under Article IV, Section 2, Governors are required to "deliver up" and return any fugitive from justice to the state where they allegedly committed the crime, a process called extradition.
A "Fugitive from Justice in Possession of a Firearm" as provided in 11-47-5, issued as provided every person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment for not less than two (2) nor more than ten (10) years; and for penalties provided in this section he or she shall not be afforded the benefit of suspension or deferment of sentence nor of probation.
A person in "Possession of Firearm without a license or permit" issued as provided in §§ 11-47-11, 11-47-12, and 11-47-18, carry a pistol or revolver in any vehicle or conveyance or on or about his or her person whether visible or concealed, except in his or her dwelling house or place of business or on land possessed by him or her or as provided in §§ 11-47-9 and 11-47-10. Every person violating the provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten (10) years, or by a fine up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both, and except for a first conviction under this section, shall not be afforded the provisions of suspension or deferment of sentence, nor a probation.
Simple assault or battery. – (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 11-5-2, every person who shall make an assault or battery or both shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
Resisting legal or illegal arrest. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to use force or any weapon in resisting a legal or an illegal arrest by a peace officer, if the person has reasonable ground to believe that he or she is being arrested and that the arrest is being made by a peace officer.
Disorderly Conduct. Any person found guilty of the crime of disorderly conduct shall be imprisoned for a term of not more than six (6) months, or fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.
The Violent Fugitive Task Force is managed by Rhode Island State Police and United States Marshal Service and is comprised of members from the Warwick Police, Pawtucket Police, Coventry Police, Providence Police, Portsmouth Police, Middletown Police, Cranston Police and East Providence Police Departments.
