Crime & Safety
Westerly Man Charged With Child's Neglect Death In West Virginia: Cops
The Westerly man was pulled over and arrested in Richmond, police said.
RICHMOND, RI — A Westerly man charged with a child's neglect death in West Virginia was apprehended during a traffic stop in Richmond, police said.
Donte Thornhill, 29, was pulled over about 3:30 p.m. Monday on Interstate 95, the Rhode Island State Police said in a media release.
Thornhill faces a charge of child neglect causing death in Berkeley County, according to the release.
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Thornhill was processed at the Hope Valley Barracks, arraigned and taken to the Adult Correctional Institutions Men's Intake Center pending a morning arraignment, the release said.
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