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Former councilman pleads not guilty to threatening Coventry official

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COVENTRY, R.I. (WPRI) — The former Coventry town councilman accused of violently threatening the council’s president earlier this year faced a judge Friday morning. Scott Copley, 50, was formally charged with threatening a public official earlier this month. Coventry Town Council President Hillary Lima publicly accused Copley of making a sexually violent remark about her during a private phone call with Vice President John Paul Verducci back in …

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Former councilman pleads not guilty to threatening Coventry official

COVENTRY, R.I. (WPRI) — The former Coventry town councilman accused of violently threatening the council’s president earlier this year faced a judge Friday morning. Scott Copley, 50, was formally charged with threatening a public official earlier this month. Coventry Town Council President Hillary Lima publicly accused Copley of making a sexually violent remark about her during a private phone call with Vice President John Paul Verducci back in …

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WPRI 12 broke the news in East Providence, United States on Friday, July 25, 2025.
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