State of Rhode Island v. Victor Colebut – 2024 RI Judge Joseph Montalbano Replaced Judge Richard Raspallo

This case began on February 17, 2020 and after more than four (4) years of being denied bail and a bail hearing, a trial, due process, fairness and the adequate and effective assistance of counsel that the Sixth Amendment of the United States guarantees, and, after the case being shuffled from Judge to Judge and magistrate John McBurney III, in 2024 the Honorable Joseph Montalbano apparently replaced Justice Richard Raspallo.

RI E-911 Caller Victim of a Vicious Prosecution for Exercising His Constitutional Rights and Protections

Although the case ‘appeared’ to originally be assigned to the Honorable Richard Raspallo over the course of more than four years it now seems, since Victor Colebut felt the need to go pro se due to defense attorney conflicts and nothing of substance being done by defense attorneys, and the Rhode Island Public Defenders passing on the Speedy Trial Motion filed on August 31, 2020 without Victor’s knowledge currently the Judge assigned to this case is the Honorable Justice Joseph Montalbano.

Pawtucket RI Police Dispatcher, Michael Fidalgo, Canceled Advanced Life Support and the Paramedics for an Unconscious Woman – Patient Died

Kristine Candace Ohler had a history of drinking too much and passing out the Paramedics and Advanced Life Support were dispatched at 0032 and canceled at 0033

The Rhode Island E 911 Call was made at 0027 and the EMTs arrived at 0059 according to the Pawtucket Police Department Crime Scene Log created by patrolmen/women

RI 911 Caller Begged and Demanded a Rescue and Medical Assistance
Pawtucket Police Dispatcher, Michael Fidalgo, made sure that the unresponsive female did not get the medical care that was needed.

With a total disregard for human life the dispatcher then STAGED the EMTs, dispatched a water engine and ladder truck or aerial engine as ‘manpower’

Then the dispatcher caused a further delay of medical care when he re-routed the 911 call that Victor Colebut made to the police who responded and made a felony arrest in a home without probable cause or a warrant.

State of Rhode Island v. Victor Colebut is a fabricated case to cover-up 1) Biased Dispatching and Gross Negligence and 2) Law Enforcement Fourth Amendment Search & Seizure Violations made inside of a Home 3) Tresspassing

If the ‘original recording’ of that 911 call was not obtained by Victor on 7/2/2020 then it would have, more likely than not, been edited and the entire middle section of the call would have been deleted. As soon as the dispatcher asks the 911 call taker, ‘911 what was that address’ Michael Fidalgo began running checks and the radio communications policies and the unconscious woman were ignored.

It is believed that it was the 911 callers demand for medical assistance and a rescue, a demand for help for an unconscious woman, that angered the dispatcher who had the power of the Chief of police that even patrolmen/women had to take orders from according to Pawtucket Police department policies.

More likely than not Pawtucket RI police communications dispatcher, Michael Fidalgo, maliciously canceled the paramedics and advanced life support engine then told the EMTs and a basic life support engine to STAGE for police, that is to stay away from the location until the police clear the scene, further delaying care.

It is believed that was the purpose of the RI E-911 Call Taker staying on the line and doing the call back at the end was to align with procedures for a ‘911 hang-up’ as reported by the Pawtucket Police department. The below Pawtucket Fire Department Rescue Run reports no injuries and no deaths and is evidence of how the RI E-911 Call was mishandled by the dispatcher and a life was lost.

Rescue 4 R4 an Advanced Life Support Engine and Paramedics were dispatched at 0032 and canceled at 0033

Dispatcher Michael Fidalgo’s Rescue Run Sheets Were Not Disclosed to Defendant, Victor Colebut, until 2021 a Brady Violation

On 2/17/2020 the police responded to a 911 call for a possible overdose for an unconscious woman located at 65/63 Fountain Street a Pawtucket Housing Residence and program that rented to individuals with prior drug and/or alcohol addictions, homelessness, mental illness, socioeconomically disadvantaged, people usually with some sort of criminal record and upon arrival and entering Victor’s home law enforcement officers focused on making a felony arrest in a home without a warrant or probable cause while a woman lay in dire need of the EMTs who were told to STAGE for police by dispatcher Michael Fidalgo – State of Rhode Island v. Victor Colebut is a vicious prosecution, Victor is a scapegoat.


RI Firefighter EMTs Suspended for Failing to Treat Emergency Call Victim – Who Later Died – Tuesday, March 14, 2023

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has suspended two licensed Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), after a call for a “person down” ultimately resulted in the patient’s death. According to RIDOH, the patient passed away following the failure of the required state treatment protocol from the two healthcare professionals. Terrence O’Neill and Michael Garcia, while employed as Pawtucket Fire Department Firefighter/EMTs, responded to the emergency call in January 2022 for an unresponsive male lying against a snowbank.

911 tapes indicate delayed response in R.I. woman’s death – October 25, 2007

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Recordings of the 9-1-1 calls made while Maria G. Carvalho was bleeding to death in her home on Gooding Street show that fire dispatchers failed to send an ambulance even though they were told she was losing blood. (ref. https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/ambulances/articles/911-tapes-indicate-delayed-response-in-ri-womans-death-iw8WQk0MAMFFChAy/)


City loses suit involving patient who bled to death waiting for ambulance – There was a delay of about 15 minutes until an ambulance was dispatched, and another three minutes for the ambulance to arrive

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — The city of Pawtucket recently lost a costly lawsuit involving a 53-year-old female kidney patient who bled to death waiting for a Fire Department ambulance to arrive. (ref. https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/ambulances/articles/city-loses-suit-involving-patient-who-bled-to-death-waiting-for-ambulance-CEM2Nnr4zjaA2ntu/)



Dispatcher Michael Fidalgo Never Investigated



Pawtucket Rhode Island Police Violate the Fourth Amendment and Art., 1 § 6 of RI Constitution

Pawtucket Settles Firefighters Locker Search Case

The City of Pawtucket has agreed to pay five city firefighters $1,000 each for unlawfully searching their firehouse lockers. Firefighters Noah LeBlanc, Stephen Garlick, Manuel Benevides, Scott McDonald, and Steven Como filed suit last December alleging a violation of their Fourth Amendment rights. (ref. https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/07/10/pawtucket-settles-firefighters-locker-search-case/)


In Re State v. Dufour; “The majority, however, in addition to finding a violation of defendant’s safeguards under the fourth amendment also grounds its decision on § 9-19-25 which provides that:

“In the trial of any action in any court of this state, no evidence shall be admissible where the same shall have been procured by, through or in consequence of any illegal search and seizure as prohibited in section 6 of article 1 of the constitution of the state of Rhode Island.” (quoting State v. Dufour, 99 R.I. 120, 206 A.2d 82 (R.I. 1965))

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