Newport Stabbing Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
Joseph Perryman plead not guilty to murder on Tuesday
Joseph Perryman, 42, of Newport pleaded not guilty to murder in Newport County Superior Court on Tuesday. He is being held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institute. Perryman allegedly stabbed and murdered 44-year-old Anthony E. Simmons, also of Newport. He was arrested and charged with murder last December after being found a short distance away from the crime scene. According to police reports, several witnesses said the two men had been arguing before the incident at the 53 ½ Gould St. apartment. Perryman allegedly stabbed Simmons several times. Simmons was pronounced dead at Newport Hospital. He is scheduled for a pretrial conference on May 16. Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Sign up for our newsletter
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1:55 pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
There are way to many untrue stories. I am a member of the family in the correction that needs to be made is, Anthony has never been convicted of murder. The incident that is being referred to back in the late eighties early nineties. Anthony was convicted of intent to do bodily harm. Not murder! He served 5 years in Virginia for this. Another truth to the story is drugs and alcohol did not play … more ›