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The Narragansett Indian smoke shop

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09/25/2008

Appeals court rebuffs lawsuit filed by Narragansetts against state police
Federal judges find that the lawsuit lacks essential details about the claims against state troopers.

07/29/2008

Trooper used reasonable force in smoke shop raid
A jury finds Kenneth Jones used reasonable force when he applied a hold to a man’s ankle during a raid on a tribal smoke shop.

07/26/2008

Trooper says Jennings’ rolling caused ankle to break
Adam Jennings, whose ankle was broken in the 2003 raid of the Narragansett smoke shop, is suing a state trooper.

07/25/2008

Experts differ on the force Trooper Kenneth Jones used on a Narragansett tribe member
Trooper Kenneth Jones twisted tribal member Adam Jennings’ ankle to subdue him during a state police action in 2003.

07/24/2008

Doctor tells of severity of ankle injury
Narragansett tribe member Adam Jennings, whose ankle was broken in the 2003 state police raid of a tribal smoke shop, is suing a state trooper.

07/23/2008

Retrial of civil case stemming from smoke-shop raid begins
Narragansett tribe member Adam Jennings’ ankle was broken by a state trooper in the 2003 smoke-shop raid.

07/16/2008

Trooper’s trial begins next week
The jury is selected in a civil rights case stemming from a tribe member’s treatment during the smoke-shop raid.

06/29/2008

Indian to appeal conviction in smoke-shop case
Hiawatha Brown, one of three Narragansett Indians found guilty in the smoke-shop case, was convicted on two charges.

06/28/2008

Settlement talks ordered in suit over smoke-shop raid
A jury’s 2005 verdict that Trooper Kenneth Jones violated tribal member Adam Jennings’ rights was erased, and the two sides will meet Monday.

06/20/2008

Smoke-shop raid brings community service order
The two tribal members, including Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas, could have their record cleared in a year; a third, Hiawatha Brown, receives a suspended sentence with probation.

06/19/2008

Smoke-shop case ends with no jail time for Narragansetts
Updated 6:07 p.m.
PROVIDENCE -- The three Narragansett Indian tribal members found guilty of assaulting and scuffling with state police during the 2003 raid on a tribal smoke shop will not have to spend time in jail.

06/18/2008

Judge rejects Indians’ bid for new trial
The lawyer for the Narragansetts says the suggestion of prejudice and possible misconduct among the jurors warranted a new trial over the smoke-shop raid.

05/30/2008

New trial ordered for trooper in smoke-shop raid
A federal judge wrote that the state police testimony was more credible than that of defense witnesses and tribal member Adam Jennings.