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Providence Forward Duncan Powell Arrested on Domestic Violence Charge in Rhode Island

Police describe an arrest at gunpoint that followed threats outside a Cranston apartment.

Overview

  • Cranston police arrested the 23-year-old on a domestic violence disorderly conduct charge after a report that he threatened an ex-girlfriend outside a Plainfield Pike apartment, and the case remains under investigation.
  • The woman told officers he hit her earlier in the day and said she found a tracking device on her car that he had mentioned using to locate her.
  • A witness reported he threatened to kill everyone in the home and himself and stayed at the front door for several minutes before leaving.
  • Police said he repeatedly called the woman, an officer answered, then saw him walk up with a hand in his sweatshirt and arrested him at gunpoint, with no weapon found and his car located nearby.
  • Providence College declined to comment, and records show he played 22 games this season and served a three-game February suspension for a flagrant foul against St. John’s.