2 in Providence Plead Not Guilty in Snipings

Two men pleaded not guilty Wednesday to dozens of charges filed against them for their alleged roles in the nighttime sniping attacks in the Blackstone Valley last winter.

Superior Court Judge Corinne P. Grande ordered Russell J. Ducharme II of Smithfield and Peter T. Trepanier of Burrillville held without bail. Grande scheduled a pretrial conference for Jan. 19.

A grand jury indicted the two men on Nov. 4. The charges included those stemming from eight sniping attacks in North Smithfield and Cumberland and a series of break-ins, weapons thefts and arsons in Glocester and Burrillville. Four people were injured.