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Remains found in Norwich might be linked to Royalton man’s disappearance
Remains recovered from a barn in Norwich are loaded onto a hearse to be taken for autopsy at the Chief Medical Examiner’s office in Burlington on Wednesday. The remains were discovered during a search...
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Human trafficking bill is signed by governor
State Reps. Susan Buckholz, Ben Joseph, Linda Joy Sullivan, Maxine Grad, Kimberly Jessup and Bill Botzow watch Gov. Phil Scott sign H.603 on Wednesday, a bill addressing human trafficking exploitation....
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Vermont slaying suspect’s SUV found in Albany
South Burlington slaying suspect Leroy Headley’s Nissan Pathfinder was found last week in Albany. Surveillance photo courtesy of South Burlington Police South Burlington Police say a vehicle belonging...
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Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Amy Davis. State v. Charette, 2018 VT 48 The Vermont Sex Offender Registry is a website available to the public that contains information about...
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The Deeper Dig: ‘A lethal combination’ in the Lumumba homicide
The house at 10 Southview Drive in South Burlington where Leroy Headley is suspected of shooting dead Anako Lumumba. Photo by Colin Meyn/VTDigger The apparent murder of Anako Lumumba, a 33-year-old...
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Change of venue asked in I-89 wrong-way crash
Steven Bourgoin during an appearance in Chittenden Superior Court in Burlington in May 2017. He is accused of causing a crash in October 2016 that left five teenagers dead. Pool photo by Glenn...
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Lawyer says he urged Leroy Headley to turn himself in
Leroy Headley, left, with Anako Lumumba in a photograph posted to her Facebook page. BURLINGTON — A South Burlington man accused of killing his girlfriend earlier this month and who has been on the run...
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Donald Fell’s attorneys cite sports betting case to void death penalty
Donald Fell is facing a July retrial. File photo BURLINGTON — Attorneys for accused killer Donald Fell are again asking a judge to declare the death penalty unconstitutional, this time citing a recent...
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Remains of teenager Austin Colson found in Royalton barn identified
Austin Colson, left, with his girlfriend. Colson’s remains were found in a barn in Royalton Saturday. Worst fears became reality for the family and friends of a missing Royalton man on Saturday, when...
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Russell Barr seeks to intervene in state case against Ariel Quiros
Russell Barr speaks to reporters outside the Lamoille County Courthouse in Hyde Park last summer. Photo by Anne Galloway/VTDigger An attorney for a group of EB-5 investors has taken a new legal tack...
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Bennington public defender’s office moves to Main Street location
The Public Defender’s Office in Bennington has secured new quarters downtown after mold issues forced a move from former longtime home. Photo by Jim Therrien BENNINGTON — The local Office of the Public...
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Two more sentences for convictions connected to O’Hagan murder
Richard Fletcher, left, and Keith Baird arriving for separate sentencing hearings at the Caledonia County courthouse on Tuesday. Photo by Joseph Gresser/The Chronicle ST. JOHNSBURY – The last two of...
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President of veterans nonprofit faces charges
This story by Jordan Cuddemi was published by the Valley News on May 30, 2018. Larry Daigle WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The president of a White River Junction-based nonprofit that provides support to...
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10 protesters face court date for refusing to leave Statehouse
Avery Book speaks at Tuesday’s Poor People’s Campaign protest at the Statehouse. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Ten anti-poverty protesters have been ordered into court following their arrests during...
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High court hears arguments, and claims of racial profiling, in pot ‘sniff...
A Vermont State Police trooper made the initial traffic stop because he said the license plate was obscured by snow. File photo by Dan Schwartz/VTDigger The Vermont Supreme Court on Wednesday heard...
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McAllister asks high court to overturn prostitution conviction
Former state Sen. Norm McAllister during his sexual assault and prostitution trial in St. Albans. Pool photo by the County Courier A lawyer for former state Sen. Norm McAllister, who was found guilty...
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Online undercover bust nets four on child porn-related charges
Attorney General TJ Donovan addresses an event to highlight efforts to combat online sex crimes, and introduce Mojo the digital device sniffing dog. Photo courtesy of Champlain College. BURLINGTON — An...
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Essex man faces animal cruelty charges in cow deaths
The main barn at the Matthews Brothers Farm on Chapin Road in Essex, where dairy cows were found dead from malnourishment and neglect. Photo by Elizabeth Gribkoff/VTDigger ESSEX — Unpainted buildings,...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: Appeal argues plea colloquy lacked talk of mental state
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. In re Cynthia Pinheiro, 2018 VT 50 Cynthia Pinheiro filed a motion for post-conviction relief (PCR) based on a defective plea...
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Border Patrol plans 5 more checkpoints for immigration on I-93, emails reveal
A U.S. Border Patrol agent checks a car on the I-93 southbound lane in September south of the Route 175 exit south of Lincoln. Photo by Geoff Forester This story by Ethan DeWitt was published by the...
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