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February 15, 2008

Accused killer due in court

A 45-year-old West Warwick man is set to be arraigned in court today in the stabbing death of 66-year-old Ronald Dufour.

Robert E. Payette was arrested in November, and has been at the Adult Correctional Institutions since his arrest.

Police say Payette stabbed Dufour on Nov. 10 at River Run apartments and dumped the body into a ravine that feeds into the Pawtuxet River because of a disagreement over a debt.

Payette has spent more than 20 years in jail and had been released less than a year before the stabbing. He has served time for several different crimes, including once for stabbing a corrections officer with an ice pick while in jail.

Payette is set for arraignment in Superior Court, Warwick, today.

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 7:44 AM | Permalink

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