Previously, police arrested a man named Benjamin Erickson as the suspect in the Brown University attack. At the time of the detainment Providence’s police chief told media, “Police are confident the man in custody is the suspected gunman.”
According to media reports, “the man had a unique characteristic on his firearm, the officials said, and that firearm was found when he was taken into custody.”
Perez said police cannot hold the person of interest beyond tomorrow (Sunday) if charges are not filed. He said he is hoping an arraignment will take place “sooner rather than later.”
Shortly before midnight local authorities announced they were releasing the “person of interest”, aka Benjamin Erickson, but told the community not to worry as there is no alternative threat to the community.
The suspect could only be held for 24 hours without charges. The attorney general would have needed to file charges on Sunday evening to avoid detainment issue. The AG office doesn’t work full staff on Sunday, and the police detainment was too fast for them. RESULT: Benjamin Erickson is released.
This is Providence, Rhode Island. One of the most Moonbat communities in a sea of Moonbat politics. DEI, not competency, is their operational language. It’s just how the far-left rolls in combination with a police arrest of an individual who holds the same ideological alignment as the local officials in charge.
