Police are looking for Danny Daniels, 30, of Philadelphia in connection with a drug robbery and fatal shooting last month of 49-year-old Israel Jimenez Lugo, according to Vermont State Police.
Police seek 5th suspect in deadly St. Johnsbury shooting
Author: Alan J. Keays
Alan J. Keays is the former longtime news editor of the Rutland Herald. He reports on criminal justice issues for VTDigger.
Vermont State Police trooper accused of illegally accessing suspect’s Facebook account
Paul Pennoyer, 29, of Barre Town, is scheduled to be arraigned next month on a charge of unauthorized access, according to Vermont State Police.
VTDigger, state square off before Vermont Supreme Court over secret EB-5 documents
The news organization argues that the state’s Public Records Act requires a public body withholding a public record to state what that document is and the reason for keeping it shielded. The state contends it has met its duty under law.
Fertility doctor agrees to $100,000 judgment in 2nd case of lying about sperm donor
In an earlier case, Judge William K. Sessions III ruled last summer that now-retired Dr. John Boyd Coates III must pay $2.2 million to a woman who accused him of using his own sperm to impregnate her under false pretenses. Lawyers in that case say they are still working to collect.
Judge denies request from Ariel Quiros, ‘wheeler dealer’ in EB-5 fraud scandal, to shorten his prison sentence
In his letter from behind bars, Jay Peak’s former owner wrote that he was “begging” the judge for mercy, citing, in part, health problems facing him and his wife. He said his cooperation with prosecutors did not receive proper consideration.
‘I’m sorry is not enough,’ Leroy Headley tells family of longtime partner he killed
Headley was sentenced as part of a plea deal Friday to 20 years to life in prison in the 2018 shooting death of Anako “Annette” Lumumba in South Burlington.
4 suspects arrested in deadly St. Johnsbury shooting; 1 accused of 1st-degree murder
The four people were charged in connection with a drug robbery and fatal shooting last month of 49-year-old Israel Jimenez Lugo, according to Vermont State Police.
Survey results continue to paint a grim picture at Springfield prison
Latest findings show low staff morale and a lack of mental health care are problems at Southern State Correctional Facility, mirroring results from a similar survey a year ago.
‘Good luck to you,’ judge tells actor Ezra Miller after accepting plea deal in break-in case
Miller received a suspended jail sentence Friday and was placed on probation for one year. They also will pay a $500 fine as part of the plea deal with prosecutors.
South Burlington man faces attempted murder charge in St. Albans prison attack
Mbyayenge Mafuta, 21, was issued a citation Thursday for the felony charge and is set to be arraigned next month. He is accused of beating Jeffrey Hall, 55, who shared the same cell with him, last month. Hall has been hospitalized in critical condition since Dec. 22.
