R.I. Man Wrongly Accused of Stealing Sunglasses Detained by ICE for Weeks, Lawsuit Alleges

Ramon Checo Hilario of Providence was held in ICE detention for 56 days after Cranston, Rhode Island police wrongly arrested him as the suspect in a $3,300 sunglasses theft from a Sunglass Hut — despite obvious differences between him and the man captured on surveillance video, according to a lawsuit. The charges were dismissed once it became clear he did not resemble the suspect; his suit against the city and its police department alleges false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and civil-rights violations.