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March 4, 2008

Smoke-shop trial set to continue today

PROVIDENCE -- The trial of seven Narragansett Indians arrested during a 2003 raid on a tribal smoke shop is expected to resume today.

Testimony was suspended yesterday because a juror was ill. A court spokesman says Judge Susan McGuirl has decided the case will resume today.

Narragansett Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas and six other tribe members are charged with misdemeanor crimes ranging from disorderly conduct to assault.

They were arrested in July 2003 when state police raided a tribal smoke shop that was not collecting state taxes.

The jurors are expected to hear more testimony from State Police Detective Donald Devine, who supervised the investigation into the smoke shop.

Extra: See extended coverage, including photos and video from the 2003 raid.

-- The Associated Press

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