Alan J. Keays
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Bevere to run for state’s attorney
A candidate has stepped forward to run for Addison County state’s attorney, a post held by Eva Vekos, whose law license was suspended last week.
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Blocked from police work in Vermont, ex-Addison County sheriff faces possible new black mark
A former Addison County sheriff with criminal convictions could land on a national database that flags when someone has lost the certification they need to work as a…
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Man detained in South Burlington ICE raid remains in custody
Cristian Humberto Jerez Andrade, 31, has been held since the March 11 raid on a home that triggered an hours-long confrontation, street shutdown and forced entry by federal…
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Audio, video of state’s attorney’s arrest may answer some questions
The state Department of Public Safety has released audio and video recording of the arrest of Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos on a charge of drunken driving…
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Former sheriff Newton submits plea deal
A plea deal is in the works for the former Addison County sheriff accused in 2022 of sexually assaulting and unlawfully restraining a woman. Under the agreement, Peter…
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Orwell lawyer appointed to federal judgeship
President Joe Biden plans to nominate Mary Kay Lanthier, the supervising attorney in the Rutland County Public Defender’s Office, to be the next federal judge for Vermont, the…
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Former Bristol man gets 18 years in prison for plotting to kill his stepdad
A former Bristol man has been sentenced to at least 18 years in prison for conspiring with his mother to kill her husband, who was also his stepfather.
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Vt. Supreme Court to address Vekos’s law license
The disciplinary counsel for a panel overseeing lawyers in Vermont is seeking a suspension of Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos’s ability to practice law after she refused…
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Vekos apologizes, returns to work
Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos is back on the job and apologizing for an email she sent to law enforcement leaders after her arrest for driving under…
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Auclair pleads guilty to killing her husband
A Monkton woman has pleaded guilty to conspiring with her son to kill her husband more than three years ago, heading off a trial that was set to…
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Shooting claims Vergennes man
A Vergennes resident was one of two men who were fatally shot Sunday night in Burlington.
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Vekos defends charging 14-year-old
The case of the 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting his peer in Bristol last week has raised questions around charging juveniles as adults and where they should…
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State police investigate Sheriff Newton
The chief criminal investigator for the Vermont State Police said his agency is investigating a reported “domestic disturbance” at the Middlebury home of Addison County Sheriff Peter Newton…
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Court criticizes Corrections on furlough procedures
The Vermont Supreme Court slammed the state Department of Corrections this month over its handling of furlough cases, calling the system close to a “procedural mockery” and demanding…
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Gun charges for Brandon felon
BRANDON — A Brandon man is facing charges of illegally possessing firearms just weeks after his neighbor penned a USA Today commentary about “assault-weaponed bullies” in the town…