Suspect to PD: Girlfriend Made Me Drive Fast

Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the South Kingstown Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

DUI Suspect to Police: Girlfriend Will Pay Fines For Making Me Drive Fast

Evan M. Rugg, 24, of 10 Park Place, North Kingstown, was arrested at about 1:30 a.m. on April 15 and charged with drunken driving, and cited for refusing to submit to a chemical test.

According to police, an officer monitoring traffic on Tower Hill Road from Indian Head Trail clocked a Honda Civic at 88 miles per hour in a 50 mile per hour zone. A traffic stop was made near Bridgetown Road as a result.

Police said that Rugg smelled of alcohol, and failed to count backwards from 24 to 9 in a pre-vehicle exit verbal test. Police said that when Rugg refused to attempt any field sobriety tests, he was arrested and charged with drunken driving.

According to police, during the ride to headquarters Rugg asked police why he had been asked to count backwards, and also said, “I’m busting your balls, what you look like you can take a joke, it’s ridiculous.”

Police said that he added, “I know I was speeding and going fast, but I didn’t think I should be arrested for DUI when I only had two beers.”

According to police, at headquarters Rugg refused to submit to a chemical test after a confidential phone call.

During processing, he allegedly told police, “My girlfriend is going to pay for all this. She was the one who caused me to drive fast because I was mad at her.”

According to police, Rugg was processed and then released at about 2:44 a.m.

URI Student Charged With Domestic Assault

Paige Marie Thompson, 19, of 726 Brockelman Road, Lancaster, MA, was arrested at about 3 p.m. on April 15 and charged with domestic assault. Police said Thompson is a student at the University of Rhode Island.

According to police, they received a 911 call from Thompson, complaining of an assault by her ex-girlfriend, a 21-year-old woman from Hubbardston, MA. Police said they located the car the two were in in the 2900-section of Tower Hill Road.

Police said that after investigating, it was determined that Thompson was the primary aggressor, based on the statements of the other women, injuries on the other woman and a lack of injuries on Thompson.

According to police, it appeared that a verbal argument escalated into a physical confrontation as the two drove back from Massachusetts to URI. Thompson was arrested without incident, processed and then released at about 8 p.m.

Unless otherwise noted, the information for this article was compiled from South Kingstown police reports, which are available for review by any member of the public at their headquarters. If we’re missing a call or report you’re interested in knowing about, feel free to leave a comment or to send Local Editor Stephen Greenwell a message at Stephen.greenwell@patch.com.

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