Crime & Safety
NK Police Log: Man Sets Ex-Girlfriend's Car on Fire
The following information was supplied by the North Kingstown Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
NK Man Charged With DUI
Charles Boardman Duksta Sr., 71, of 6 Preston Drive in North Kingstown was arrested March 23 11:12 p.m. on charges of driving under the influence and cited for refusing to submit to a chemical test.
According to reports, an officer saw Duksta driving near Preston Drive with an open Bud Light beer can in the car. Duksta was only able to take one of the three parts of his field sobriety test due to health issues and allegedly failed that component. According to police, he also refused to take a preliminary breath test at the scene, telling an officer, “I have had some drinks. I won’t pass it.” At the police station, he refused to take a breathalyzer.
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Man Sets Ex-Girlfriend's Car on Fire
Heath Ainsworth Stanley, 41, of 11 Vars Lane in Bradford was arrested March 24 at 12:05 p.m. on charges of fourth degree domestic arson (a felony), resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, a 4th District Court bench warrant, a warrant of arrest on affidavit and violating a no contact order.
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Stanley allegedly lit his ex-girlfriend’s car on fire, went inside her place of employment to tell her so and then left the area. An officer saw him walking up Boston Neck Road and tried to get his attention, but he ignored her. Stanley allegedly tried to run across the road away from the officer and, after a brief struggle, she was able to get him in handcuffs and place him under arrest.
He also allegedly told the officer that he set the car on fire ever after he was read his Miranda rights. According to reports, he appeared to be under the influence. At one point, he asked police to drive him past the car to see the fire so he “could make sure it was worth it.”
The woman also had a no-contact order against Stanley.
Other Arrests...
Donald R. Boling, 49, of 17 New Lexington Rd. in North Kingstown was arrested March 23 at 3:50 p.m. on charges of driving with a suspended license.
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