RHODE ISLAND
WWLP
By Chris Raia
Reporting by Andrew Adamson
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WPRI) — A few weeks after he agreed to a six-month license suspension and a $945 fine, criminal charges against Worcester Bishop Robert McManus were officially dismissed Tuesday morning.
McManus was not present in Wakefield District Court for the proceedings, but his lawyer was there.
“The bishop is sorry. He’s remorseful for what occurred,” said lawyer William Murphy. “He’s a fine man, and this is just abhorrent behavior on his part. I think the whole community was saddened when they heard it happened.”
Narragansett police arrested McManus May 4 on charges of drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident, after he struck a car near his vacation home.
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