(March 1, 2018) A Rhode Island man who failed to pay a civil fine associated with hunting on private property is now facing a criminal charge in Nantucket District Court.

Nicholas McCarthy, 19, of Warren, R.I., was due to be arraigned Monday but did not appear in court to face the hunting or fishing on private property charge from Nov. 29, 2016.

According to court officials, McCarthy was issued the civil offense on the day of the incident and then was given an opportunity to pay the fine and have a magistrate hearing before the offense would rise to a criminal matter, and did neither.

Judge Thomas Barrett briefly contemplated issuing a warrant for McCarthy’s arrest, but court records indicated he had never been served a summons in person and the court will re-summons him in an attempt to bring him to Nantucket to face the charge.


