FRANKLIN — On Thursday, March 19, 2026, at approximately 7:10 p.m., Franklin Police Officers Jon Giron and Jonathan Butler were dispatched to the area of Union Street and King Street for a road rage incident involving threats with an explosive device.
(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of Officer Jon Giron and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)
Sergeant Robert MacQuarrie, Officers Timothy Trubiano, Derek Mackey and Robert Burchill also responded to the scene.
Officer Giron said the initial incident began at the Valvoline Instant Oil Change at 490 West Central Street. After speaking with all involved parties, Officer Giron said it appeared that the motor vehicle operation portion of the call began at Valvoline and continued to 301 Union Street, Franklin Landings, King Street, Jefferson Road, Harrison Place, and Forest Street before ending at Franklin Fire Department Station 2, located at 600 King Street.
“At the time the call to 911 was made, the reporting party was located at 301 Union Street,” Officer Giron said.
Officer Giron said the vehicles and parties involved were identified as follows:
- Vehicle 1 was a black 2020 Honda Accord with Massachusetts plates, operated by a man named Raymond. The passenger in the Honda was Ethan, who was the reporting party.
- Vehicle 2 was a gray or light blue Chrysler Town & Country with New Hampshire plates, operated by Jessica Pare.
According to police, Jessica S. Pare, 37, is a resident of Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
Officer Giron said it was important to note that both vehicles had moderate damage; however, all parties stated that no collision had occurred that night and that the visible damage was old.
“Officer Burchill was first on scene and observed the vehicles pull into Station 2,” Officer Giron said. “He spoke to Jessica, while I spoke to Raymond and Ethan. At times, I would hear Jessica screaming for no apparent reason, she also appeared to be unsteady on her feet. I would later learn from Officer Burchill that Jessica’s behavior was rather erratic.”
According to Officer Giron, Pare began by stating that she went to Valvoline to speak with her ex-boyfriend.
“She alleged that he had broken into her residence (in Woonsocket) and stole all of her cash,” Officer Giron said. “Jessica came tonight to recoup some money. She thought that her ex-boyfriend had gotten into the car with Raymond and Ethan and that is why she started following them.”
Officer Giron said Pare’s account then continued to change, with her first stating that she knew her ex-boyfriend was not in the vehicle, and later stating that he was.
“Her demeanor would escalate to her yelling and not making any sense at times,” Officer Giron said.
At one point, Officer Giron said Pare called her mother and was in tears.
“Jessica denied making any threats to anyone,” Officer Giron added.
Officer Giron said he gathered from Raymond and Ethan that they worked at Valvoline with Pare’s ex-boyfriend, who was also described as her “baby daddy” and was only known to police as “Wallace.”
Officer Giron said Pare arrived at their workplace that night seeking to speak with Wallace, a disagreement ensued between Pare and Wallace, and Raymond and Ethan left.
“Ethan called Wallace while on scene and gave officers the opportunity to speak with Wallace; however, Wallace refused and disconnected the call,” Officer Giron said. “I had dispatch contact Valvoline to see if the manager wanted anything done in regards to what had occurred there; however, dispatch stated that the store was already closed for the evening.”
Officer Giron said Raymond was driving Ethan to his residence on Union Street when they realized Pare was following them.
“They drove around the parking lot a few times, while Jessica chased after them,” Officer Giron said. “She was continuously yelling at them about Wallace. Jessica’s aim was to get Ethan to tell her where Wallace was/lives. At one point, Jessica threatened to ‘blow him (or his place) up.’ Fearing that Jessica would find out what unit Ethan lived in, the males drove off down Union Street toward King Street.”
Officer Giron said Ethan called 911 at approximately 7:10 p.m. from Franklin Landings and stayed on the phone with dispatch until officers arrived at approximately 7:22 p.m., as units began catching up to the vehicles.
“Road rage is increasingly becoming a reason for involvement with the criminal justice system and traffic fatalities,” Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux said. Adding, “Part of the reason is the frustration drivers feel with each other.”
Officer Giron asked Raymond and Ethan if they had ever interacted with Pare prior to that evening, or had any prior issues with her. Both said they had not.
“Nevertheless, they were both advised of their 258E Harassment Order Rights should there be further incidents involving them and Jessica going forward,” Officer Giron said. Adding, “By this time, officers had learned that Jessica’s Rhode Island driver’s license was suspended and that she had an active warrant for her arrest.”
According to Officer Giron, Pare had a straight warrant out of the Bellingham Police Department for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
Officer Mackey, Sergeant MacQuarrie and Officer Giron took Pare into custody for the warrant and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
“It should be noted that when she was advised to turn around and that she was being placed under arrest, Jessica began to pull away from Officers and remained facing us briefly,” Officer Giron said. “Nevertheless, she was handcuffed behind her back, double locked, and checked for tightness. While this was occurring, she again pulled away and began to superficially bang her head on her vehicle. Using contact techniques and minimal effort, I pulled Jessica away from the vehicle and placed her in a modified prison escort position without any wrist control. She then stated that her arm was hurting despite no change in either of our positioning. There were no further complaints from Jessica about it. I also noted that Jessica had glassy eyes and that her speech was slurred at times.”
Officer Giron said he would conduct standardized field sobriety tests after returning to the station.
“A pat-frisk was conducted for weapons by Sergeant MacQuarrie in our presence,” Officer Giron said. “Detective [Laura] Canavan would be notified to conduct the search incident to arrest at booking.”
The officers then escorted Pare to the rear of Officer Mackey’s cruiser so she could be transported to the Franklin Police Department for booking.
“Prior to transport, Jessica again began to lightly tap her head on the cruiser barrier,” Officer Giron said. “Sergeant MacQuarrie was able to deescalate her behavior. It should be noted that there were no visible injuries on Jessica (i.e., no redness on her head/forehead from attempting to strike herself). The only medical attention she sought was a brief conversation with Clinician [Danielle] Machado back in her cell.”
Before the vehicle Pare was driving was towed from the scene, Officer Giron said several officers conducted a motor vehicle inventory.
Officer Giron said that during the inventory, he located two empty Smirnoff Red, White & Berry vodka nips inside the vehicle: one on the floor next to the driver’s seat and another in the rear storage pouch of the driver’s seat.
Sergeant MacQuarrie and Officer Mackey booked Pare, and Detective Canavan assisted with the female-on-female search.
After Pare was booked and advised of her applicable rights, Officer Giron continued his OUI investigation at the police station.
“Now that we were inside, in a closed environment, free of the winter breeze, I could detect a moderate odor of alcohol emanating from Jessica’s person when face to face,” Officer Giron said. “One of the standard booking questions is the consumption of alcohol/drugs, to which she replied yes. When asked for clarification, she stated that she had smoked marijuana approximately 16 hours prior, which would have placed the consumption at around 1:00 a.m., allegedly.”
Officer Giron asked Pare if she had consumed alcohol that evening, and she said she had not.
“I advised her that two nips were located in her vehicle,” Officer Giron said. “I inquired if she would like to complete SFSTs [standardized field sobriety tests], to which she refused and requested to speak to a lawyer prior to any additional questioning.”
Since Pare refused the standardized field sobriety tests, Officer Mackey entered the refusal into the breath test machine.
Jessica S. Pare, 37, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, was charged with the following violations/offenses:
- Warrant Arrest
- Resist Arrest
- Threats to Commit a Crime
- Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle
- OUI-Liquor
- Operating to Endanger
- Open Container of Alcohol
Pare’s bail was set at personal recognizance.
Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story took place in March, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to obtain the court documents. FOIAs are time-consuming.
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