

Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the Narragansett Police Department and files at Fourth Division District Court in Wakefield. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Michael G. Riley, 56, of 444 Ocean Road, Narragansett, a former Dist. 2 republican nominee for Congress, was arrested at about 2 a.m. Wednesday by Narragansett police and charged with drunken driving and resisting arrest, both misdemeanors, and cited for refusing to submit to a chemical test. According to Narragansett Police Department reports, patrolman James M. Fitzgerald was monitoring traffic from the parking lot of Maridee Bait and Tackle at about 1:45 a.m.

Fitzgerald wrote that he saw a grey Lexus traveling south on Point Judith Road move as if it was going to turn into the lot for the shop, but then quickly change direction. The car instead headed southbound in the northbound lane before turning onto Point Judith Road, according to reports. The Lexus then went off the roadway and onto the grass by Brenton Point, Fitzgerald reported. He wrote that after a short distance, the Lexus got back on the road and went east on Old Point Judith Road, then turned on to Kinney Avenue.

Fitzgerald wrote that the vehicle began drifting again, at which point he pulled the car over in front of at 42 Kinney Avenue. Riley, the sole occupant of the Lexus, smelled of alcohol, had blood-shot eyes and made no attempt to retrieve his license and registration when asked, Fitzgerald reported. According to Fitzgerald's report, at this point Riley asked Fitzgerald for his name and badge number, which Fitzgerald said he provided. Fitzgerald wrote that when he asked Riley how much he had had to drink that night, Riley became agitated, again asking for Fitzgerald's name, and yelling that the officer had no right to pull him over.

Riley then took out his cell phone and dialed 0, holding the phone up as if it was recording. Instead of recording their conversation, the phone repeated a standardized message. Fitzgerald wrote that he again told Riley why he had been stopped, and noted that Riley attempted to write down the information, but he kept dropping a pen and paper, and eventually stopped trying.

According to Fitzgerald's report, Riley accused Fitzgerald of pulling him over three previous times that night, which Fitzgerald denied. At that point, patrolman Brent J. Kuzman also arrived on scene.

Fitzgerald wrote that once Kuzman arrived, he asked Riley to step out of the Lexus. Riley allegedly swore repeatedly at the officers and said, "You're going to lose your job for this." According to Fitzgerald's report, he told Riley that he suspected he was under the influence of alcohol. Riley allegedly responded that he had once ran for Congress and the officers had "[Expletive] up."