GLOCESTER – A Glocester man whose long criminal history includes jumping into the Providence River in attempt to escape officers nearly a decade ago was recently arrested by Glocester police and is facing four felony counts for domestic violence.
Jason Toste, 45, of 10 Stirling Drive, was charged with assault, refusal to relinquish a telephone, violation of a no contact order and disorderly conduct. It was at least the third time he has faced all four of the charges according to the applicable statute.
The latest incident took place on Monday, Jan. 26, when police were reportedly called to his home around 1:30 p.m. for a domestic disturbance.
The victim told police Toste threw hot coffee at her, called her disparaging names and kicked their dog, twice. She said that she attempted to call 911, but Toste took her phone and threw it. She then yelled out to a friend who lived downstairs to call police.
The downstairs friend had recorded sounds from the argument on his phone, which he shared with officers, who later noted in the report that the incident involved drugs.
Glocester police later told NRI NOW that the victim, a 49 year old Glocester woman, has since died of causes unrelated to the incident.
Toste’s first criminal charges date back to 1999, when he was arrested for malicious destruction of property. Since then, he’s had many encounters with police with dozens of drug, theft, domestic and vehicular offenses in the Rhode Island criminal database.
One crime in 2017 caught extra attention. After breaking into a home, Toste jumped into the Providence River from Canal Street in a failed effort to escape capture by police.
This time, Toste was released on a $3,000 surety bond with a no contact order. He is due back in court for a pre-arraignment conference April 27.
“with a no contact order” How ridiculous, she has since passed.
This is the kind of guy that is continually released, with fines, probation, “no contact” orders- decades of history of being arrested and released- that eventually escalates into a much more serious crime, with tragic results. Then, everyone will cry “look at his long history of crime, it’s the police and court systems fault that this was allowed to happen”.
If the penalty for multiple repeat offenses of lesser crimes isn’t strong enough to be a deterrent, this type of man remains a threat to the community.
Rest in peace to the victim.
Good job to the GPD for catching this POS. I hope that the dogs have found a safe home.