Giancarlo DiGenova pleaded not guilty Thursday to 16 misdemeanors and four felony charges. The allegations against him include stealing property worth more than $40,000 from an evidence storage area, including a Rolex watch, which he reportedly said he then gave to his son.
Stenger was released Wednesday after serving roughly half of his 18-month jail sentence behind bars at a federal prison in Massachusetts.
Romeo Reome III, 53, of Brattleboro, was found unresponsive in his cell Wednesday morning, following his treatment at Springfield Hospital. The cause of Reome’s death remains under investigation.
State police have not released the name of the 27-year-old who died pending notification of relatives. The man’s body was taken to the Vermont Chief Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the cause and manner of death.
Vermont Catholic Bishop Christopher Coyne weighed in to oppose the legislation.
A hearing Thursday delved into whether the 18-year-old murder suspect would be held in an adult prison. A judge said yes.
Taylor Ruffin Herrington pleaded guilty to using a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime and conspiracy to distribute heroin and crack cocaine. Prosecutors said he fired six shots into the home of Michael Haines “in a dispute over 60-70 bundles of heroin.”
Dennis Duffy II, 40, was sentenced Monday in federal court in Burlington after earlier pleading guilty to charges of loan fraud and money laundering.
Alexander Kelley was found unresponsive in his cell shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday by prison staff during a routine check, according to a press release from Vermont State Police. He was pronounced dead at 1:42 a.m., police said.
Tracy Thibodeau, 46, of Windsor, pleaded not guilty Friday to a felony fraud offense that allegedly took place when she worked at the Vermont VA Federal Credit Union in White River Junction, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Vermont.