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June 8, 2007

Two men accused of buying alcohol for teens

WARREN -- Two local men were arraigned today on charges of buying alcohol for four teenagers. Last weekend, one of the boys was found passed out on the East Bay Bike Path.

Eugene Dupras, 45, of 340 Main St. and Raymond W. Bailey III, 23, of 118 Water St., appeared before Judge Walter Gorman in District Court, Providence, on one charge each of purchasing alcohol for a minor, Warren Police Chief Thomas Gordon said today.

Bailey pleaded guilty and was given a six-month suspended sentence and six months probation, and was ordered to do 30 hours of community service. Dupras entered a not-guilty plea.

The men were arrested after a 14 year-old boy was found lying unconscious on the bike path, near Brown Street, on the evening of June 2. He was taken by ambulance to Hasbro Children’s Hospital, where he was treated for alcohol poisoning and released. Gordon said the boy had a blood-alcohol level of 0.2.

In an investigation, police determined that he had been drinking in the woods off the bike path with three 15-year-old boys. Dupras and Bailey had purchased alcohol for the boys that day and on one other occasion, said Gordon.

The men were arrested June 5 and issued summons to appear in court.

The boys will be charged with possession of alcohol by a minor, said Gordon.

“We take juveniles with alcohol very seriously,” he said. “In addition, we take it very seriously that an adult would have purchased alcohol for a child. This could have resulted in a very serious situation. Fortunately this young child was found and transported to Hasbro Children’s Hospital.”

-- Journal staff writer Alex Kuffner

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