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April 26, 2006

Brother, sister arrested after beating

CHARLESTOWN -- The State Police announced this afternoon that a brother and sister have been arrested for conspiring to beat the woman's estranged husband with a 5-foot stick.

Early last Thursday, Darryl Fry, 42, of Connecticut, was found outside of a Charlestown home. He was hospitalized with head and facial injuries. The state police said he was attacked at a nearby Indian burial ground.

Fry's estranged wife, Sandy Spears, age 36, of 59 Coachman Pike, Ledyard, Conn., was charged Friday with conspiracy to commit assault with a dangerous weapon. Her brother, Shane Spears, 38, of 47A King’s Factory Road, Charlestown, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit the assault.

Shane Spears was ordered held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston as a probation violator. Sandy Spears was released on $35,000 surety bail.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 2:27 PM | Permalink

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