Court official says summons, ticket to be issued to 'Mister Gonzales' over loud music
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Summary
At a brief Municipal Court of Providence proceeding, a court official announced a summons for disturbing the peace and a ticket for loud music for 'Mister Gonzales.' A courtroom participant said the music was Dominican bachata and that a language misunderstanding occurred with the responding officer.
An unidentified court official announced that a summons for disturbing the peace and a ticket for loud music would be issued to "Mister Gonzales" today.
The matter arose after a police officer reported loud music coming from Gonzales's residence. The courtroom participant who spoke in Mr. Gonzales's defense said the person charged denied the music was that loud and said the officer asked if he spoke English; the participant said Gonzales did not understand and the officer thought he was making fun of him. "It's a Dominican music bachata, the Spanish," the participant said.
The court official reiterated the intended enforcement action: "We're gonna issue him a summons for disturbing the peace today. You're gonna get another ticket for loud music in the courtroom," the official said.
The exchange included brief, informal remarks about the music's genre and dancing but no further evidentiary statements or procedural motions were recorded in the transcript. The transcript does not record a formal plea, additional testimony, or a judge's signed order; the statement in the courtroom indicates the court intended to issue the summons and citation during the proceeding.
Next steps were not specified in the transcript. The record shows the summons and ticket were announced as the immediate outcome; any subsequent filings, hearings, or fines are not detailed in the provided transcript.