WPRI-TV reports former House Minority Leader Robert Watson pleaded not guilty Monday in Warwick to charges of simple assault and disorderly contact.
Police say Watson was arrested May 26 after he hit a 47-year-old man who was driving him to court with a padlock in East Greenwich. Authorities say Watson left the vehicle and then got into an altercation when the driver followed him.
Police say a homeowner called the police.
The former legislator was arrested in 2016 by East Greenwich police. Police say Watson broke a bank’s glass door.
