Concord, Vermont civil rights lawyers representing Plaintiff challenging arrest and detention.

Mohsen Mahdawi is an undergraduate student at Columbia University. He is also a Lawful Permanent Resident who has lived in the United States for over a decade and is in the process of applying to become a U.S. citizen. When Mahdawi appeared for his naturalization interview in Vermont on April 14... More...    $0 (05-12-2025 - vt)

Rutland, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter.

The State of Vermont accused Stacy Vaillancourt with manslaughter as a result of the death of a 6-month-old Harper Rose Briar at her child care business in Rutland. The cause of death was said to be an overdose of a sedative.

Defendant pled not guilty and denied that she was the person ... More...    $0 (12-01-2023 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Aita Gurung was accused of killing Yogeswari Khadka and attempted second degree murder of Tulasa Rimal.

Attorney General Susanne Young issued the following statement:

“Murder is the most serious charge that can be brought in our system of justice. The Attorney General’s O... More...    $0 (11-03-2022 - VT)

Rutland, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with robbing a Cumberland Farms convenience store in Wallingford, Vermont.

Joey Miles Sherwood, age 31, of Rutland, Vermont, was prosecuted and convicted as a result of an investigation into several convenience store robberies occurring in Rutland and Addison Counties during the months of July and August 2021. Additio... More...    $0 (06-17-2022 - vt)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.

Todd Bussino, 38, of Mt. Holly, was indicted for robbing the Rutland-area convenience store with a knife in March of 2021.

Federal, state and local law enforcement officials in the Rutland area investigated a series of robberies that took place between early November 2020 and April 202... More...    $0 (01-18-2022 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with drug distribuiton.

Elijah Jovann Wheeler-Watson, 25, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was charged in connection with his October 2019 drug trafficking activity in Vermont. Wheeler-Watson previously pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute cocaine base and fentanyl.

According to court ... More...    $0 (12-10-2021 - VT)

Rutland, VT: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with aggravated assault, domestic assault, obstruction of justice and assault and robbery.

Waltger M. Taylor, III, age 28, was charged aggravated assault, domestic assault, obstruction of justice and assault and robbery.

... More...    $0 (09-24-2021 - VT)

Burlington, VT: Drug trafficking criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jorge Delaoz, 52, of Brattleboro, Vermont, and Matthew Sinclair, 25, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, were indicted for drug trafficking activities at 50 Central Street in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Delaoz and Sinclair each distributed fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine base from 50 Central Street in the early months of ... More...    $0 (08-25-2021 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with knowingly made a false statement in connection with the acquisition of a firearm.

On July 22, 2021, Bridgette Lawlor, 34, of Bellows Falls, Vermont, was charged with one count of making a false statement in connection with the acquisition of a firearm.

On March 23, 2020, in connection with the purch... More...    $0 (08-02-2021 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Vernoica Lewis, 37, of Worchester, Vermont, was charged with Interference with Commerce by Robbery and Possession of a Stolen Firearm.

On June 29, 2015, Lewis intentionally fired three rounds from a revolver at D.M. during a firearms lesson at a business in Westford, Vermont. After shooting D.M. in the face and abdomen... More...    $0 (05-28-2021 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont firearm felony charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Veronica Lewis, 36, of Worchester, Vermont who was charged with Interference with Commerce by Robbery, and Possession of a Stolen Firearm. United States District Judge Christina Reiss deferred acceptance of the plea agreement by the Court until sentencing, which has been scheduled for May 28, 2021. The agree... More...    $0 (02-15-2021 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont bank larceny criminal defense lawyer represented Matthew Morgan, age 51, who was charged with bank larceny.

On December 3, 2020, a federal grand jury in Burlington returned a one count indictment charging Morgan with stealing money and property worth more than $1000 from Citizens Bank, a federally-insured financial institution. The charge stems from the theft of an AT... More...    $0 (12-22-2020 - VT)

Burlington, VT - Former Senior Living Facility Resident Sentenced to 5 Years of Probation and a $10,000 Fine for Possession of Ricin

Betty Miller, 71, formerly of Shelburne, Vermont, was sentenced on September 6, 2018 by the Honorable Christina Reiss to a term of five years of probation, including extensive mental health treatment, following her plea to knowingly possessing ricin in viola... More...    $0 (09-06-2018 - VT)

Burlington, VT - Bennington Man Convicted Of Armed Robbery

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that John Chinnici, 33, of Bennington, Vermont, was convicted on July 27, 2018, in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, following a jury trial. U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss ordered Chinnici to remain in custody after the jury return... More...    $0 (07-31-2018 - VT)

Defendant William Schenk was charged with two counts of
disorderly conduct, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1026(a)(1), in connection with the distribution of
Ku Klux Klan recruitment flyers in the City of Burlington. For each count, the State charged that
the penalty should be enhanced under 13 V.S.A. § 1455 because the crime was hate-motivated.
Defendant appeals the trial cour... More...    $0 (06-11-2018 - VT)

Defendant William Schenk was charged with two counts of
disorderly conduct, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1026(a)(1), in connection with the distribution of
Ku Klux Klan recruitment flyers in the City of Burlington. For each count, the State charged that
the penalty should be enhanced under 13 V.S.A. § 1455 because the crime was hate-motivated.
Defendant appeals the trial cou... More...    $0 (05-05-2018 - VT)

Burlington, VT - Orwell Man Sentenced to 84 months of Imprisonment for Armed Robbery of Fair Haven Maplefields Store in September 2015

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Matthew Hinton, 28, most recently of Orwell, Vermont, has been sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss to 84 months of imprisonment for an armed robbery of the ... More...    $0 (02-12-2018 - VT)

Burlington, VT - Perkinsville Man Pleads Guilty in Armed Pharmacy and Bank Robbery Case

Michael Bickford, age 38, formerly of Perkinsville, Vermont, pled guilty on December 18, 2017 in the United States District Court in Burlington to charges stemming from the December 5, 2016 armed robbery of the River Street Pharmacy in Springfield, Vermont. Bickford also admitted to the armed robberie... More...    $0 (12-29-2017 - VT)