A man arrested last year in South Burlington in the fatal shootings of a former Vermont couple in New Hampshire has been convicted of murder charges following a trial in that state.
A jury in Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord returned its guilty verdicts on Monday against 27-year-old Logan Clegg on charges of second-degree murder and other offenses in the April 2022 deaths of Stephen and Djeswende “Wendy” Reid.
The Reids had been shot to death on a walking path near their Concord home. The retired couple had previously lived and worked in Chittenden County.
Wendy Reid served as a program coordinator at the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program, now known as USCRI, and Stephen Reid worked at Burlington-based Tetra Tech, a rural development consulting firm.
Clegg was arrested a year ago at the South Burlington Public Library. Police said at the time that they believed he had been living at a campsite in the area of Patchen Road in South Burlington.
The Associated Press reported Monday that Clegg had been living in a tent in the woods in Concord near where the Reids were living around the time of the fatal shootings. The couple were killed while walking on a trail near their apartment. The motive was unclear.
“A liar, a thief, a murderer has been brought to justice today, more importantly forever,” Brian Reid, the couple’s son said after the verdict, according to the AP report. “Let it be known that the legacy of my parents’ humanitarian work, their kindness, their love for life will endure. Let today be a reminder of the value of human life and the strength of community.”
Clegg, who has been held without bail since his arrest last year, is set for sentencing Dec. 15 at the Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord. He faces up to life in prison.
