Woonsocket man sentenced to life in prison for deadly hit-and-run

This is a file photo of James Grilli in Providence District Court. (WLNE) WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Attorney General's Office said...

January 24, 2023
7:50 PM

This is a file photo of James Grilli in Providence District Court. (WLNE) WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Attorney General's Office said Tuesday that a Woonsocket man was sentenced to life in prison for murder. Attorney General Peter Neronha said James Grilli entered a plea of nolo contendere to one count of second-degree murder and one count of leaving the scene of an accident, death resulting. In August 2020, police said Grilli intentionally ran over Erika Belcourt with his car in a domestic incident.