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« Update: Suspect arraigned in Pawtucket woman's murder | Today | Search on for man who fell overboard from sailboat » July 7, 2008Update: Convicted murderer held after break-in arrestA convicted murderer has been ordered held without bail after the police say he broke into a woman’s home in North Kingstown, armed with an "edged weapon," and stole her car. Raymond E. McWilliams, 45, appeared in District Court today after police said he broke into the house of a 33-year-old North Kingstown woman on Friday. McWilliams did not enter pleas to charges stemming from that incident because they are all felonies, which are not handled at the District Court level. But Judge William Clifton ordered him held until a July 14 hearing on a probation violation. McWilliams was convicted of murder in 1984 for the death of Peggy M. Flynn. At the time, the police said McWilliams stabbed Flynn seven times as she was giving him a ride to work. Flynn, 20, lived in the same apartment complex. The police said McWilliams stabbed Flynn after she turned down his offer to go on a date. On Aug. 2, 1984, Superior Court Judge Albert E. DeRobbio, following the attorney general's recommendation, sentenced McWilliams to 40 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions, suspended 15 years of the sentence and ordered 15 years probation upon his prison release. At the time, Asst. Atty. Gen. Jeffrey Pine said McWilliams would be eligible for parole in 15 years. The victim's family objected to the sentence. Vincent Flynn said it was unfair that McWilliams would be eligible for parole in 15 years. "My daughter will never get paroled," he said. McWilliams was also arrested in 2002. He was extradited from Arizona on car theft charges and being a parole violator. He was sentenced to five years with 18 months to serve. He has 11 1/2 years of his suspended sentence left on the murder conviction. -- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson, with reports from Journal staff writer Katie Mulvaney Posted by Brandie M. Jefferson CommentsElizabeth | July 7, 2008 11:29 AM link Convicted murderer sentenced to 40 years only has to serve 10 years, outrageous!!! Why wasn't he sent back to jail for the 15 years suspended when he was arrested in 2002 AND...why some crazy judge would sentence him to 5 years and make his only serve 18 months, a convicted murderer. He must not be a black man!! patricia | July 7, 2008 6:00 PM link How many more crimes does this man have to commit before they finally lock him up for good. Murder couldn't even keep him behind bars! What's it going to take for someone to realize he is a threat to society. Peggy and her sister were very good friends of mine,when will her family ever have peace.Instead they have to read in the paper of other innocent people that this man is terrorizing.When is enough finally enough! Linda | July 7, 2008 9:19 PM link McWilliams knows the are very well-he grew up here and the park where he left his murder victim was about a 100 yards from this invasion Lynn | July 7, 2008 11:11 PM link Clearly the "rehibilitation" program at the prison isn't working. This guy's a good reason why capital punishment should be an option. He should have at least received life. I don't mean life and then walk out of prison 15 years from now, I mean life where he never walks out. Our justice system is too liberal. Bill | July 8, 2008 7:01 AM link FIFTEEN YEARS FOR MURDER, THAT'S IT? Convicted con man Kluth just got SIXTEEN years for swindling various people outta their lobster windfalls. But apparently Kluth swindled "the wrong" people (some bigshots who ought to have known better, although greed knows no class boundaries), whereas we can assume that McWilliams' victim, being just some anonymous woman, obviously must not have counted for much. Two-tiered justice system? | July 8, 2008 2:22 PM link what is wrong with this justice system, here is a man very unstable ,and we trust him in the community with our love ones , i was here and knew the girl he killed 1st, and now that i am older i just don't get it, how can we let this happen,why does a man get a chance to have fredom to repeat behavior. how would that judge feel if it was his daughter and grandchild.seven stab wounds was not enough to make a point.justice was done ? let stop the lesson that we can do what we want and still get off. some people are never able to be well again. mary | July 8, 2008 11:46 PM link this is justice RI Style...remember this Rhode Islanders..... when you vote....you get what you vote for....... shame on you..... Tom V. | July 9, 2008 5:57 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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Judge DeRobbio's 1984 sentence seems extremely lenient for a convicted murderer, especially now in hindsight. I hope this man (McWilliams) can be locked up for a much longer time; clearly he is a danger.