RICHMOND, R.I. — Police arrested 22 people last weekend at the Washington County Fair, including a parking attendant who was allegedly drinking on the job.

During the fair’s five-day run, 21 adults and one child were arrested. Twelve people were charged with public drinking.

A few fights led to arrests:

• On Saturday, Aug. 20, Olusegun Richardson, 30, of Providence, was arrested after he got into a loud argument with a vendor over the price of an item. Richardson allegedly approached the vendor “in an aggressive manner, raising his fists and yelling aloud challenging him to a fight,” according to police reports.

• A 48-year-old parking attendant was arrested Saturday night after he drunkenly screamed profanities at a person sitting in a legally parked car, in front of several families and children, the police said. John Hill of South Kingstown was charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing a police officer, after he refused to identify himself and sarcastically said, “The police knew more about parking vehicles than he did,” police said.

• Three people were arrested after a “large fight” broke out Sunday night. Stiven Zapata, 21, of Woonsocket; Marissa Cooper, 22, of Blackstone, Mass.; and Tyler Therien, 20, of Milford Mass. were charged with simple assault and battery, and disorderly conduct after they allegedly hit a woman in the neck in front of her young son.

—jtempera@providencejournal.com

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