U.S. Attorney's Office Statement on the Review of Facts and Evidence in October 18, 2020, Motorized Scooter Incident

U.S. Attorney's Office Statement on the Review of Facts and Evidence in October 18, 2020, Motorized Scooter Incident

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Jan. 7, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

The United States Attorney’s Office issues the following statement in reference to the Office’s review of the facts and evidence available regarding the incident that occurred in Providence on Oct. 18, 2020, that seriously injured the operator of a motorized scooter:

“This office has reviewed all of the evidence, interviews, and statements collected and cooperatively shared by the Attorney General’s Office to determine if there is evidence of a federal criminal civil rights violation. The review determined that evidence did not constitute a federal criminal offense; and that there is insufficient evidence to obtain and sustain a federal conviction."

The United States Attorney’s Office will have no further comment on this matter.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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