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RI Lawmaker Arrested In East Haven Last Year, Arrested Again

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – State Rep. Robert Watson says he has checked in to in-patient rehabilitation following his second arrest on marijuana possession charges.

WJAR-TV reports that Watson, the former House Republican leader, said he was seeking help after he was arrested late Saturday night in South Kingstown.

Police say a snow plow operator reported he was driving erratically on a flat tire late Saturday night. Police say they found a pipe used to smoke marijuana and suspected marijuana.

Watson is awaiting trial in a 2011 incident in East Haven, Conn., where he was charged with marijuana possession, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence. He has pleaded not guilty.