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A teenager from Rhode Island, who was previously released on bail for a weapons charge, has been arrested following a stabbing incident at a busy beach earlier this week, which caused panic among beach visitors.
Willy Medina, an 18-year-old from Pawtucket, was apprehended by the Rhode Island State Police on Friday. He is set to be handed over to the Narragansett Police Department for further proceedings.
Medina faces a felony assault charge and was formally arraigned on Friday, according to Narragansett Police Chief Kyle Rekas.
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Eighteen-year-old Willy Medina has been charged in connection with the stabbing incidents at Narragansett Town Beach, which was crowded with hundreds of visitors at the time. (Narragansett Police Department)
Authorities allege Medina was involved in a May 19 stabbing at Narragansett Town Beach as hundreds of teenagers packed the area. Police officers responded to the beach amid reports of a stabbing and found three people with minor stab wounds.
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Three people were stabbed Tuesday as hundreds of beachgoers packed Narragansett Town Beach in Rhode Island, police said. (Narragansett Police Department)
No suspects were identified at the time. Rekas didn’t specify how investigators linked Medina to the beach violence.
At the time, authorities said several other disturbances broke out as hundreds of people on the beach attempted to leave simultaneously, officials noted.
Two unidentified adults were arrested and charged with simple assault, resisting arrest, and obstruction of justice. Police noted those arrests did not appear to be related to the stabbings.
A police vehicle in Pawtucket, R.I. (WPRI)
Authorities have not disclosed a motive for the violence.
At the time of the crime, Medina was out on bail for a separate incident in which he was charged with carrying a pistol without a license or permit, firing in a compact area, vandalism, and disorderly conduct.
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