Daily Briefing: Facebook Live video becomes focal point efforts to seek early release

ALSO: Help determine the best and worst Super Bowl commercials. [Read Today's eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Mon Feb 13 2023 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. A day after receiving prison sentences for their roles in gang-related activities around Providence three men took to a tablet inside the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility to deliver a message that would be broadcast on Facebook Live. The three men bragged about how they won't stay in jail long, but now that video could come back to haunt at least one of them. The Journal's Katie Mulvaney has the story about the video and how the Chad Brown gang member is now seeking an early release. Mulvaney reports that prosecutors argue the video makes the case that such a request should be granted. [Shooting Ad 5] The scene after after a fatal shooting in October 2014 at the Chad Brown housing project in Providence. Andrew Dickerman/The Providence Journal, file [Read Katie's full story to find out what was said in the video]( and how the case is being made to grant an early release. WORTH A READ • The death toll following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria continues to climb [as survivors express frustration about the rescue efforts.]( • You can play a role in determining [the best Super Bowl commercials. Here's how.]( • ICYMI: [Got some anger to work out?]( This new business in West Warwick might be able to help. [Today's Weather]( ☼ Breezy with partial sunshine. Highs in the upper-40s. [For subscribers] [Political Scene: What is in store for the future of RIPTA?]( [Jim Vincent, past president of the Providence Chapter of the NAACP, speaks at a Transit Equity Day rally for better transit service in Providence's Burnside Park with RIPTA's Kennedy Plaza service center in the background.]( With federal COVID money potentially drying up, RIPTA may be heading toward a fiscal cliff. On the other hand, free fares are also on the table. [READ MORE]( [Tracy Santos ‘24, president of URI’s Student Veterans Organization, was recently selected as a finalist for national Student Veteran of the Year by Student Veterans of America.]( [Reed pushes NDAA, URI student selected as Student Veteran of Year finalist]( This week, we address Toxic Exposure Under the PACT Act, Jack Reed's involvement with the latest Defense Authorization Act and more [READ MORE]( [Police officers stand in the middle of Burnside Street in Providence on Feb. 12, 2023, following a fatal shooting at a house.]( [25-year-old shot to death in South Providence at house party]( One person was taken into custody after police arrived at the scene minutes after a 911 call for shots fired. [READ MORE]( [Two people died in a crash on Feb. 12, 2023, after the car they were in crashed into the barrier at Pine Street and East Franklin Street in downtown Providence. Scorch marks were visible after police cleared the scene.]( [2 die in early Sunday morning crash in downtown Providence]( The vehicle caught on fire after crashing into a barrier in downtown Providence, the police chief said. [READ MORE]( A Better Daily Briefing We've redesigned your favorite newsletter to have a cleaner look and feel. If you're looking for the [eNewspaper]( , it now appears in our new quick links feature at the very top of the newsletter. Let us know what you think! [SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ➔]( [SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ➔]( Sign up for the news you want Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don’t miss out! We’re always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( Follow Us Problem viewing email? [View in browser]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Manage Newsletters]( • [Terms of Service]( • [Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights]( • [Privacy Notice]( • [Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy]( • [Feedback](