Interim Report of the Statewide Grand Jury | Reported August 21, 2024

An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Saheed Lawanson (age 46)

Coventry, Rhode Island

K1-2024-0546A

On August 21, 2024, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Saheed Lawanson with three counts of first degree sexual assault, and one count of second degree sexual assault.

The alleged acts occurred in the Town of Coventry on July 3, 2023. The Coventry Police Department conducted the investigation.

The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on September 13, 2024, in Kent County Superior Court.