Two Sentenced in Breaking and Entering Case; Defendants Complain on Facebook About Snitches
Jonathan M. Kunze, 20, and Dacia Broccoli, 23, both enter guilty pleas in Washington County Superior Court on Feb. 16. Broccoli is ordered to serve home confinement, while Kunze is headed to the ACI.
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WAKEFIELD – Two of the four implicated in a North Kingstown breaking and entering arrest from August 2010 pleaded guilty on Feb. 16 in Washington County Superior Court to charges against them.
Jonathan M. Kunze, 20, of 23 Dayton Court, North Kingstown, and Dacia Broccoli, 23, of 27 Whitehall Drive, Warwick, pleaded guilty to felony charges of conspiracy, and breaking and entering. Kunze’s charges stem from North Kingstown police, and Broccoli’s are from South Kingstown police.
Superior Court Associate Justice Edwin Gale ordered Kunze to serve a year at the ACI, followed by nine years probation and a nine-year suspended sentence. He was also ordered to pay $1,000 in assessments. His sentence is scheduled to start on March 8.
Broccoli was ordered to serve 18 months home confinement, following a March 8 hearing to determine if she qualifies for it. Following the home confinement, she was ordered to complete an eight-year, six-month suspended sentence and eight years, six months probation. Broccoli was also ordered to pay $1,000 in assessments.
On Nov. 22, a third person involved pleaded no contest to the same charges by North Kingstown police. Steven M. Bourgault, 29, of 442 Gardiner Road, West Kingstown, was ordered to serve five years at the ACI, followed by a five-year suspended sentence and five years probation.
The outcome for a fourth defendant is still pending. Joshua Gellman, 20, of 434 Newcomb Road, North Kingstown, appeared in court on Feb. 16 for a pre-trial conference. His next court date has not been scheduled yet.
Following Gellman’s case’s outcome, a restitution hearing will be scheduled.
According to North and South Kingstown police reports, the charges stem from a break-in at a home on Ferry Road in North Kingstown. Several valuables and safes were taken from the home.
According to police, a relative of the victim was a recovering drug addict, and suspected that past friends had broken into the home. Follow-up detective work and interviews revealed the defendants in possession of items from the home.
According to Kunze’s Facebook wall, which was viewable to the public as of Monday morning, he blames “snitches” for having to change his plea. Kunze also referred to the snitch in saying that “ima have more fun in jail then you will out here.”
Also on Kunze’s Facebook wall, Gellman stated that because of Kunze, Broccoli and Bourgault pleading to the felonies, he would also have to change his plea. Kunze, Broccoli, Gellman and a relative of Bourgault also argue extensively on Kunze’s wall about the source of the snitch.
All four defendants in the case have criminal records, which alter the sentencing of each:
- Bourgault has more than 10 arrests, mostly misdemeanors, dating back to 2001. In Aug. 2005, he pleaded no contest to an East Greenwich police felony charge of assaulting a person older than 60. He was ordered to serve nine months at the ACI, followed by 10 years and three months of probation and a similar suspended sentence. Because this second felony occurred while he was on probation for that felony, he was sentenced to five years at the ACI.
- Kunze pleaded no contest in Sept. 2010 to North Kingstown police charges of violating a no-contact order and domestic vandalism. He was ordered to serve a year of probation, and to complete domestic violence and substance abuse counseling. He pleaded no contest in Oct. 2010 to a North Kingstown police charge of disorderly conduct and was ordered to serve six months probation and a six-month suspended sentence.
- Broccoli pleaded no contest in Sept. 2010 to a North Kingstown police charge of driving while intoxicated. She was ordered to pay a fine, to complete 20 hours of community service, to surrender her license for three months and to attend DWI school. She pleaded no contest in July 2010 to a Warwick police charge of disorderly conduct and was ordered to complete six months probation and alcohol counseling. She pleaded no contest in May 2008 and June 2008 to Rhode Island State Police and North Kingstown police charges of driving with a suspended license. In both cases, she was ordered to pay court costs.
- Gellman pleaded no contest in Oct. 2010 to a North Kingstown police charge of disorderly conduct and was ordered to serve six months probation and a six-month suspended sentence. He pleaded in Aug. 2010 to a North Kingstown police charge of disorderly conduct and was ordered to complete substance abuse counseling and a year of probation.
Information is compiled from records at Fourth Division District Court and Washington County Superior Court.
jimmy biscuit
2:53 pm on Sunday, February 27, 2011
who the hell does this guy think he is putting peoples names out there that had nothing to do with the case.? also you need to get some facts straightened out before you make an article for everyone to read.. You wrote that on kunze's wall, he blames snitches for having to change his plea.. Now if you go back to the wall, its Gellman that wrote that. Also you wrote that kunze stated to the Snitch "ima have more fun in jail than you will out here." That to me is no threat, its just stating that the kid had no friends, which was also posted on the wall.. Seems to me you pick and choose what you want the public to see, and in this case you made it seem alot worse.. Maybe you STEPHEN GREENWELL need to get a life and leave peoples names out of your stories that have nothing to do with the case..Is that even legal?? maybe we'll find out..! Facebook is a social networking site that allows people to connect with friends, not for you to go snooping around peoples pages..!
Tired of NK antics
8:25 am on Monday, February 28, 2011
Hey Biscuit, if their facebook page is there for all to see, then all may see it. If you don't want others to see it, don't post it or restrict your privacy settings. Pretty simple huh? You should not blame the writer for your friends stupidity.
jimmy biscuit
9:48 am on Monday, February 28, 2011
here we go again...jumping to conclusions...first of all, the facebook page is not my friends. second, if its not private,it is there for all to see, but that doesnt give someone the right to post it with an article that has nothing to do with half the people who wrote on the post.
Chris Prata
10:07 pm on Monday, February 28, 2011
What tired said...
Stephen Greenwell
10:40 pm on Monday, February 28, 2011
Hi Jimmy - As Chris and Tired state, if a Facebook page is open to the public, then it is free to be disseminated via other mediums. This is especially true in Rhode Island, which is a one-party state when it comes to giving consent to recording and republication of communication.
jimmy biscuit
9:58 am on Tuesday, March 1, 2011
i just thought it wasnt right that poeples names be brought into an an article titled in huge letters "TWO SENTENCED IN BREAKING AND ENTERING CASE; DEFENDANTS COMPLAIN ON FACEBOOK ABOUT SNITCHES" that had absolutely nothing to do with the case. That to me makes "innocent" people look bad, or associated in some way. I have nothing agains your article, just the facebook pics... I guess im in the wrong, and your all right.. Must be because im not an author or part of the patch.
c.cochrane
6:05 pm on Tuesday, March 1, 2011
I agree with Jimmy Biscuit, it does suck that it showed innocent peoples names on the facebook page, because it makes the people look guilty by association. I think Mr. Greenwell could of made mention that the people who's names are clearly visible are innocent people, after all facebook is a social net working site, created for pleasure, not for trouble. In the future maybe Mr. Greenwell should do things a little differantly.
MeanE
9:30 am on Wednesday, March 2, 2011
If the defendants "friends" on Facebook didn't make what would be considered "supporting" comments to illegal activities, then what is there to be guilty about? Most reader's of the Patch can presumably decipher that not all of their "friends" are criminals. My son knows a couple of these boys and is "Facebook Friends" with one of them, but in know way does he feel guilty by association. If what you post on Facebook is not criminal minded, then what is the problem? Everyone knows and accepts that no matter what you do on Facebook , it is by no means private!
c.cochrane
5:25 pm on Saturday, March 5, 2011
As you stated MeanE, most people that read the patch can decipher, but, not all. Some people may miss interpret the article due to the fact that the headline was large print about breaking and entering and names on Facebook page who were not involved. Also, let me point out that the people involved are not boys they are men. And last but not least, Facebook is a social net working site, it is NOT a gossip paper.
MeanE
9:42 am on Monday, March 7, 2011
c.cochrane - Age does not make one a man. You are correct, Facebook is a social networking site, one that can and will be used against people, whether in an actual court or a court of public opinion. What was interesting, but not surprising to me, was the fact that there were at least two " FB Friends" on the accused page that have also recently been in the Patch for being in trouble with the law. Maybe Facebook is a "Social Learning Theory" site?
crocidillie
5:53 pm on Monday, March 7, 2011
i understand these few people may have did what they did but in the article about it you mention every other wrong what did that have to do with face book saga. dont you think people are allowed to make mistakes and learn from them and if they dont its their business and their problem with the consequences. to me the patch is more of an arrest log and it just adds insult to injury
Stephen Greenwell
9:49 pm on Monday, March 7, 2011
Hi Crocidillie - The past arrests were included as a way to help provide context as to why there were different sentences imposed. Mr. Bourgault has a previous serious felony conviction, which no doubt factored into his five-year sentence, vs. the sentence for Mr. Kunze and home confinement for Ms. Broccoli.
c.cochrane
10:05 am on Tuesday, March 8, 2011
MeanE, unfortunately age does make one a man, so the law says, if they get into trouble at age 18 they are an adult! Enough said! As for Facebook being a Social Learning Theory site, well lets see have you learned anything from it? I certainly havent. And as far as other peoples names off the Facebook page recently being in trouble with the law, as i keep reitterating that is NOT all of them who's names are clearly visible. Maybe you should start playing Bingo to use up some of your free time? Just an idea.
MeanE
1:41 pm on Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Just because the law says that if you are 18 you can be tried or sentenced as an "adult", the law does not say that age makes you a man! Bingo!
c.cochrane
9:05 am on Thursday, March 10, 2011
Well maybe Bingo was not a good idea, because you obviously are not too good at it. Your opinion as to how old you are " making you a man " doesn't matter. The law is the law! So lets see maybe a good old game of GO FISH!!!!!!
jimmy biscuit
5:51 pm on Thursday, March 10, 2011
meanE must work for the patch.. why dont you get a real job..? I think the providence journal is hiring , but then again thats a real newspaper.. You need to find something better to do with your time then sitting in front of the computer waiting for another article to be written just so you can comment on it. Can you say WAY too much time on your hands..!
mixin
7:09 pm on Thursday, March 10, 2011
S. greenwell
john boscardin
11:59 pm on Thursday, March 10, 2011
Hey jimmy biscuit ..Pot, meet kettle....kettle this is pot.
jimmy biscuit
4:40 am on Friday, March 11, 2011
hey pot.....kettle doesnt get your joke...? are you trying to say im a hypocrite..? If so, you need to explain yourself instead of leaving it at that...Talk to you later buddy..!
jimmy biscuit
5:20 am on Friday, March 11, 2011
john, If you had taken a look before adding your two cents, you would understand what i was trying to say.. meanE comments on every article on the patch, this is the only article ive ever commented on.. To be honest, I've never even heard of the patch...Not that I have to explain anything to anyone, but this account is linked to my email, which is linked to my phone, so when somebody comments i get a notification. Thats the only reason I come back on this "site"...! I dont sit in front of the computer waiting for a new article to comment on all day like meanE...so with that said, now explain how im a hypocrite..! Ill be glad to come see what you have to say when I get out of "WORK" ..!
c.cochrane
10:27 am on Friday, March 11, 2011
MeanE, i think that Jimmy Bisquit, was saying after work he was going to come back on the patch page and see what John had to say, it did not look like a threat to me. However, your last comment about checking himself, or he might end up joining those folks in the article, seemed a little " questionable"? I also was born and raised in North Kingstown, as was my parents, grandparents and great grandparents. And i believe as Jimmy stated in the beginning he was made aware of an article on Facebook, and he certainly doesn't have to tell you what brought him to patch! What are you "THE PATCH PATROL" ?
MeanE
11:06 am on Friday, March 11, 2011
c. cochrane - I don't know what being born in raised in NK and your family history has to do with anything? You are right, I misunderstood the last part of his post. My apologies. Often happens when interpreting others written comments. He certainly doesn't have to tell me what brought him to the Patch, but if he thinks it is not real why come back? What are you "Jimmy Biscuit's Gravy"?
john boscardin
5:08 pm on Friday, March 11, 2011
Hey Jimbo here is your statement ..."You need to find something better to do with your time then sitting in front of the computer waiting for another article to be written just so you can comment on it." Well it seems that is exaclty what you are doing with this particular article Jimmy B. Regardles of what high-tech gadget wizardry you use to justify your actions, you wait for the next post to comment. That is my example of you being a hypocrite....a person who acts in contradiction to his or her statement, or critizing others for something that you do yourself.
c.cochrane
7:17 pm on Friday, March 11, 2011
MeanE.......well lets see my history of being born and raised in North Kingstown was the same as yours saying you live in NK, DUH!!!!!!!!! And i must say you are funny....Biscuits gravy.....hahaha I'm nobody's gravy....I just happen to agree with him, and not you!!! Have a wonderful night.
danny greenwell
10:14 pm on Wednesday, March 16, 2011
meanE is wicked mean
crocidillie
8:48 am on Thursday, March 17, 2011
none of these comments are truly even relevant to the that fact that the artical one face book is about "snitches" you all are going back and fourth just like those other people did i find that to be ironic and very funny now you all can understand cuz i see , how it got blown up out of proportion
CORY HUTZLER
1:53 pm on Monday, March 21, 2011
meanE you might wanna check YOURSELF foo..!
MeanE
2:03 pm on Monday, March 21, 2011
What am I supposed to check Cory?, since you have brought so much to this conversation.
CROCIDILIE
9:59 am on Friday, August 19, 2011
Case ID: W2-1997-0068A - STEPHEN GREENWELL
Court : (SC) SUPERIOR COURT Location : (W) WASHINGTON COUNTY
Filing Date: Tuesday , December 24th, 1996
Type: F - FELONY
Status: ZDISP - CASE DISPOSED
Arrest Information
Arresting Agency : SOUTH KINGSTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT
Charges
Charge# Charge Disposition / Date Sentence / Judge
1 B&E DWELL W/O CONSENT OWNER PLEA OF NOLO CONTENDERE
29-SEP-97 SUSPENDED 5 Years
WILLIAMS,JUDGE
PROBATION 5 Years
WILLIAMS,JUDGE
INDEMNITY FUND
WILLIAMS,JUDGE
PROBATION FUND
WILLIAMS,JUDGE
2 B&E DWELL W/O CONSENT OWNER PLEA OF NOLO CONTENDERE
29-SEP-97 SUSPENDED 5 Years
WILLIAMS,JUDGE
PROBATION 5 Years
WILLIAMS,JUDGE
Stephen Greenwell
10:01 am on Friday, August 19, 2011
I was 14 at the time, so that's not me. Sorry.