Editorial: County Dems have role in asking Vekos to resign

Two things are clear in the recent Vermont Supreme Court ruling that suspended the law license of Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos: first, that Vekos failed to properly respond to a lawful request for information about her fitness to fulfill her duties; and second that she has betrayed the trust of Addison County voters.

Addison County prosecutor loses her law license

The Vermont Supreme Court suspended the law license of Addison County State’s Attorney Eva P. Vekos for her failure to properly respond to questions about her fitness following her arrest on a charge of driving while impaired.

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 to provide information about her recent medical leave following her arrest … (read more)

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 the influence, in which she said she didn’t feel safe around police and disparaged their intel … (read more)

Prosecutor faces pressure and scrutiny

The county’s top prosecutor is seeing increasing calls for her resignation or removal from office, with some of those appeals coming from folks she’s represented in criminal court cases.

Police provide arrest details after county prosecutor Eva Vekos pleads innocent of drunken driving

Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos on Monday pleaded not guilty in court to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence.

Letter to the editor: Please impeach state’s attorney

Although she has not been convicted of a crime yet, her actions during the time of arrest and the subsequent email sent yesterday shows that she is anti-law enforcement and that in itself goes against the mission of a prosecutor.

State’s attorney under fire for email critical of police

Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos — who on Jan. 25 was cited for suspicion of driving under the influence — once again found herself in the spotlight this week, following the release of an email she sent to area police leaders stating she “no long … (read more)

State’s Attorney Vekos cited for drunk driving

The Addison County State’s Attorney was arrested for suspicion of driving while under the influence Thursday after she showed up at the scene of a suspicious death in Bridport.

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 be held.

Teen charged and released in fatal Bristol shooting

A 14-year-old Burlington youth was released into the custody of his family on Wednesday after pleading innocent to charges that he had shot and killed a 14-year-old Shelburne youth in Bristol on Monday.

County officials take oaths of office

This past Wednesday, Feb. 1, Addison County’s officials elected this past November were sworn in at the Mahady Courthouse in Middlebury.

Vekos to begin as state’s attorney Dec. 5

It looks like Addison County State’s Attorney-elect Eva Vekos will begin her job before the traditional starting date of Feb. 1.

Voters pick Eva Vekos as the county state’s attorney

Middlebury Democrat Eva Vekos on Tuesday scored a decisive win to become the county’s new state’s attorney, besting Addison County Deputy State’s Attorney Peter Bevere, 8,478-6,147.

Letter to the editor: Stacey, Vekos touted for sheriff, court positions

Mark is a veteran police officer from Vergennes who boasts that among his proudest accomplishments in his long career is never having a physical altercation with a civilian.

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