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« 2 Burrillville students charged with arson in school fire | Today | A call for peace amid sorrow at shooting victim's funeral » May 2, 2008Barrington teen charged with murder admits bail breachPROVIDENCE -- Ryan Greenberg, the Barrington teenager accused of second-degree murder in his friend's boating death, was ordered held at the Adult Correctional Institutions for 60 days, including time served, after admitting he violated bail when he and others were found with alcohol last month. Under the agreement between the defense and prosecution, Greenberg, 17, is slated to be back in court on June 23 for another hearing. Special Magistrate Joseph A. Keough indicated in Providence County Superior Court this afternoon that if Greenberg stayed out of trouble he would most likely be put on home confinement and $100,000 surety bail. That means he would need to put up 10 percent cash or the full amount in property. Under such confinement, Greenberg would be limited to attending school, having medical treatment and meeting with his lawyer. No witnesses were brought forward today because of the defense-prosecution agreement. Greenberg had been ordered to stay away from drugs and alcohol, submit to random drug testing, and be of good behavior when he was released on Jan. 2. During the pre-trial phase, Keough said in court today, Greenberg had passed all 32 alcohol and drug screening tests to which he had been subjected. But the police said that on April 19 he was part of a group that a Barrington officer found while on party patrol in the town's Brickyard Pond area. -- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney, with reports from Journal staff writer C. Eugene Emery Jr. Last month prosecutor Christian Capizzo said in court that Greenberg refused to take both a field sobriety test and a breath test. He was also charged with underage possession of alcohol, although that charge was filed in Family Court. Greenberg is one of the so-called "gap kids," the 17-year-olds who were treated as adults when they were originally arrested after the General Assembly changed law it has since repealed. The state continues to wrestle with whether teens who fell into the category should be tried in adult or Family Courts -- a matter that goes before the state Supreme Court May 13. Greenberg was originally arraigned as an adult on the murder charge in the death of Patrick Murphy last July and on other charges related to Murphy’s death, so Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch's office brought him into Superior Court as a bail violator. Posted by Mike McKinney CommentsRoland C. Forcier | May 2, 2008 4:40 PM link He killed someone? I must have missed the trial. Or does an accusation mean the same as a conviction to you? The purpose of bail is not to punish but to ensure the defendant's appearance at further court dates. I am constantly amazed at how many people are willing to condemn someone before any evidence at all is actually presented. James | May 2, 2008 6:26 PM link It's explained that Ryan Greenberg would not be allowed out of his home except for medical treatment, School, and to meet with his Lawyer, but it was not explained who would be allowed to visit the house. If my child was facing the charges that Ryan Greenberg is facing, I would know where he is at all times. Ryan Greenberg seems not to care about these charges or the orders he has been given by the court. This makes me wonder if he would just have his fun come to him, and if his parents, like other Barrington parents, would allow it? Barbara Jones | May 3, 2008 1:11 AM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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Patrick Murphy's family should be allowed to set the punishment for this young man. He evidently does not have any respect for the law nor any respect for the poeple he has deeply hurt in the past. What good is home confinement going to do? He should be made to serve time until he is 21 at least. That is my opinion. Remember, he killed someone.