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Two views of Bourgoin: Prosecutor and defense make opening arguments
Steven Bourgoin confers with a member of his defense team in Vermont Superior Court in Burlington on Monday. Bourgoin is facing five counts of second-degree murder for a crash that killed five...
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Former Senate candidate charged with domestic assault on her daughter
Former Senate candidate Folasade Adeluola. File photo by Kit Norton/VTDigger A former longshot U.S. Senate candidate has been charged with domestic assault on a vulnerable child following an incident...
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Quechee man charged after police shot at him
Quechee West Hartford Road between Winding Brook Lane and Howard Road is closed Monday morning, as police investigate a Sunday night incident where they say a trooper shot at a suspect in a domestic...
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Burlington city councilors call for review of police use of force policy
Burlington City Councilor Ali Dieng, foreground, questions Mayor Miro Weinberger and Police Chief Brandon del Pozo during an April 29 meeting where police policies were discussed. Photo by Glenn...
View ArticleBurlington police looking for suspect in armed robbery
BURLINGTON — City police are looking for a man who allegedly violently assaulted two female employees at Simon’s Downtown Quick Stop on South Winooski Avenue Monday morning. Police say they responded...
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ACLU email draws ire from lawmakers, sparks criminal justice debate
Rep. Charles “Butch” Shaw is the vice chair of the House Committee on Corrections and Institutions. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont provoked...
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Burlington sex offender charged with possession of child pornography
Sean Guillette served 17 years on sex charges. Supplied photo A Burlington man who was behind bars for 17 years for “lewd and lascivious conduct with a child” has been charged with six felony counts...
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‘It was like a bomb went off,’ officer testifies of fatal crash scene in...
Steven Bourgoin bends his head during a break in his murder trial in Vermont Superior Court in Burlington on Tuesday. Bourgoin is facing five counts of second-degree murder for a crash that killed five...
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As border crossings climb, seven Mexican citizens face charges for illegal entry
A Border Patrol agent along looks out at the U.S.-Canada Border. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger Six Mexican citizens will appear in Burlington federal court Wednesday for charges of entering the...
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Trooper testifies he saw no skid marks from braking at fatal crash scene
Victims’ family members react as they watch police dash camera footage during Steven Bourgoin’s murder trial in Vermont Superior Court in Burlington on Tuesday. Bourgoin is facing five counts of...
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Human Rights Commission sues Waterbury for discrimination against disabled boy
Gov. Peter Shumlin, Waterbury Municipal Manager Bill Shepeluk and Sen. Peter Welch kick off Waterbury’s new municipal office in 2015. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger This story by Josh O’Gorman...
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Prosecution rests in Bourgoin murder case; first officer at fatal crash scene...
Williston Police Officer Eric Shepard describes being the first officer on the crash scene during Steven Bourgoin’s murder trial in Vermont Superior Court in Burlington on Thursday. Bourgoin stole...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: Plaintiff as own attorney seeks to recover attorney fees
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Rich Cassidy. Toensing v. The Attorney General of Vermont 2019 VT 30 This case resolves the dispute over attorneys’ fees arising from Public...
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Supreme Court upholds Jody Herring’s life without parole sentence
The Vermont Supreme Court hears an appeal by lawyers representing Jody Herring in Montpelier in February. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The sentence of life in prison without parole for the Barre...
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Bourgoin’s ex-girlfriend tells jury of past violence, increasing mood swings...
Anila Lawrence breaks down as she describes the day that Steven Bourgoin assaulted her in their home and then told her to leave with their infant daughter. Pool photo by Ryan Mercer/Burlington Free...
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The Deeper Dig: Making plans for the women’s prison
The Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington on Sunday, March 24, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The Deeper Dig is a weekly podcast from the VTDigger newsroom. Listen below,...
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Controversial death report of man punched by Burlington police kept under wraps
Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo speaks before the City Council as they consider the case of Douglas Kilburn during a council meeting in Burlington in April. Kilburn’s death was ruled a...
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Police fatally shoot subject of Bethel-area manhunt; hostage unharmed
Authorities force entry into a home at 1772 Gage Road on May 11. in search of Jeremy Potwin, 39, of Bethel. Photo by James M. Patterson/Valley News This article by John P. Gregg was originally...
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Judge rejects mistrial bid as Bourgoin trial enters second week
Prosecutors and defense attorneys confer with Judge Kevin Griffin, right, as they review a piece of evidence before it is shown to the jury in Steven Bourgoin’s murder trial in Vermont Superior Court...
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Homicide ruling in Kilburn case shines light on medical examiner’s role
Vermont Health Commissioner Mark Levine says he stands behind the medical examiner’s decision and says he has a ‘very, very strong track record.’ File Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BURLINGTON — A...
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