SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) — South Kingstown Town Councilor Jay Wegimont was found not guilty after being accused of “body-slamming” a Narragansett town councilor.

Wegimont faced a simple assault charge after he was accused of attacking Anthony D’Ellena outside a town council meeting on June 9.

Wegimont released a statement thanking the judge for her “fair, transparent, and thorough” handling of the case.

His full statement can be read below:

I want to thank Judge McCaffrey for her fair, transparent, and thorough handling of this case. Today, I was found not guilty and fully exonerated of all charges. In her decision, Judge McCaffrey not only affirmed what I have said from the beginning — that I am innocent — but also found the allegations and testimony against me to be wholly lack

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