Unsealed indictment lists 27 gun, drug charges against 26-year-old
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A Providence Grand Jury returned an indictment charging a 26-year-old with 27 gun and drug related charges.
According to the indictment, Neftaly Sanchez, 26, is charged with the following
- Five counts of assault with a dangerous weapon
- Two of which carry the Criminal Street Gang Enhancement
- Five counts of discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence
- Three counts of felony conspiracy
- Three counts of possession of a firearm while in possession of a controlled substance
- Two counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance
- Two counts of conspiracy to violate Rhode Island’s Uniform Controlled Substances Act
- Two counts of possessing a large-capacity magazine
- One count of possessing a stolen firearm
- One count of possession of one ounce to one kilogram of cocaine
- One count of firing a weapon from a motor vehicle
The alleged acts occurred in the city of Providence on March 12, and 16 of 2023. A warrant was executed in related to the charges on April 11 of 2023.
Sanchez is scheduled to be arraigned on December 6, in Providence County Superior Court.
