Lombardi said Lussier was in Providence to see his superior officer and others with whom he has served.
Lussier was arrested at his home in Vernon on Wednesday and waived extradition to Rhode Island on Thursday.
The unit will be led by Lussier, and Carter George, executive director of Dell Storage Strategy, Taneja says.
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He is survived by his wife, Joan Lussier, a brother and two nephews.
Lussier is an active member of the Marine Reserves and has served 10 months in Afghanistan, according to his attorney.
In a separate criminal case in Rockville Superior Court in Connecticut, Lussier is out on bail and due back in court May 29.
Woodard said Lussier has served his country well in the Marines and is supposed to be deployed again soon to the Middle East.
He said he doesn't believe Lussier and Sharkey knew each other.
Lussier is accused of assaulting 21-year-old Joseph Sharkey of Norwood, Mass.
In October, Dell hired veteran Silicon Valley venture capitalist Jim Lussier, formerly with Norwest Venture Partners, to lead its venture-investing operation, which is expected to operate out of Santa Clara.
Though Dell is working out a deal to be taken private by its CEO and private equity, Jim Lussier of Dell Ventures has maintained that it will continue investing in startups.
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Dell Ventures managing director Jim Lussier, formerly of Norwest Venture Partners, has this to say about the venture arm of the Round Rock, Texas-based company and its storage ambitions in a blog post today.
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