
WARWICK, RI — A Warwick man is being monitored by District Court Pretrial Services till his courtroom screening June 2 on a cost for assault of an individual older than 60.
The cost stems from the March 1 Warwick Police arrest of Anthony Olink II, 33, of 3174 Publish Highway, Warwick, at about 3:45 p.m., after officers Kaity Cabrejo and Jonathan DiPietro investigated a reported assault at 3166 Publish Highway.
The person who made the report, a 67-year-old, informed Cabrejo that he had been engaged on his truck within the again parking zone of his dwelling when Olink approached from the fitting facet of the truck, yelling, “Are going to speak to me now!” and started throwing his instruments an oil onto the driveway and was gesturing towards him with a folding knife.
Report: Olink admits assault after yelling via fence
The person mentioned he didn’t know Olink or what he was speaking about, and requested who he was and what was occurring, in response to Cabrejo’s report. The older man backed away from Olink, who continued to strategy him and wrestled him to the bottom, placing him within the face. The older man pinned Olink on the bottom till he calmed down, then launched him, and Olink returned to his neighboring dwelling.
The officers additionally spoke with a neighbor who found the the lads wrestling and tried to separate the lads. He observed the knife on the bottom close by, and tossed it away, he mentioned, in response to the report.
The officers additionally spoke with Olink’s mom, 58, who informed them he’s on remedy. In addition they spoke with Olink in regards to the incident, in response to the report.
Olink informed the officers he had been attempting to yell via the fence on the older man, however he acquired upset when the person didn’t reply after which walked to the truck. He mentioned he opened his pink folding knife to “scare” the elder man, however didn’t maintain it in direction of him. He additionally admitted to throwing the instruments and oil previous to wrestling with the person.
The officers arrested Olink and transported him to Warwick Police Headquarters, 99 Veterans Memorial Drive, the place they charged him with one rely of assault of an individual older than 60 and one rely of disorderly conduct.
Olink was later launched on $1,000 private recognizance that day, and arraigned March 3 in Third District Court docket after which launched on $5,000 private recognizance, on the situations together with a Non-Home No Contact Order and Pretrial Companies Monitoring for Psychological Well being.