RI AG Peter Neronha. Photo: GoLocal File Photo
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha announced Wednesday that a Barrington man was found guilty on misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct charges, stemming from a fight with his next-door neighbor in Barrington on August 3, 2020.
At Wednesday's hearing before District Court Judge Stephen Isherwood, the court found Richard Gordon, age 71, guilty of one count each of simple assault and disorderly conduct.
At trial, the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that on August 3, Gordon assaulted his next-door neighbor once the neighbor replaced a surveyor’s stake in Gordon’s front yard.
According to the state, Gordon exited his house to confront his neighbor. The victim was standing in the street, which divides the two properties. During the argument, Gordon yelled racial slurs at his neighbor. He then escalated the encounter into a physical assault with his neighbor, Bahram Pahlavi.