Vermont Intent to Commit Murder Law
United States of America v. Terry Dawayne Catching
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of distribution of cocaine and cocaine base and one count of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute it. Dawayne Catchings, 31, of Detroit, Michigan, was indicted by a grand jury. Catchings distributed cocaine and cocaine base on December 23, 2025, and December 30, 2025, at a location in Vermo... More...
$ (01-20-2026 - VT)<H2> United States of America v. Theodore Bland
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged with murder. Theodore Bland, 30, pleaded not guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Burlington to capital crime charges brought against him in a new indictment returned by a grand jury last month, accusing him of firing the shots that killed the two men.... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - VT)<H2> United States of America v. Christopher Crawford
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Christopher Crawford, age 36, was detained by the State of Vermont on charges of first-degree murder, cocaine possession, methamphetamine possession, and possession of a ... More...
$ (12-11-2025 - vt)<H2> United States of America v. Kayla Ramos
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with <br> knowingly possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin.<br> <br> Google A.I.<br> <br> 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) and (b)(1)(C)<br> is a federal statute that makes it unlawful to knowingly possess a controlled substance with the intent to distribute it, or to manufacture or distribute it. The... More...
$0 (11-10-2025 - VT)State of Vermont v. Damien Diaz
Bennington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and robbery.<br> <br> In January 2024, defendant was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, grand larceny, unlawful mischief, carrying a dangerous or deadly weapon while committing a felony, and assault and robbery. The State subsequently amended the information to add a charge of larceny fro... More...
$0 (10-31-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Berk Eratay, Jerry Banks, Aron Ethridge </h1></h1>
Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Murder-for-Hire.<br> <br> he United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on September 25, 2025 and September 26, 2025, Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss, sentenced three men, Berk Eratay, 38, of Las Vegas, Nevada, Jerry Banks, 37, of Gardener, Montana, and Aron Ethridge, 45, o... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Talbert Hill </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine and fentanyl </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 95 Months for Conspiring to Distribute Crack Cocaine and Fentanyl</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> ... More...
$0 (08-21-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Rahm Klampert </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Hartford, Vermont Man Charged with Drug Crime</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><cente... More...
$0 (08-05-2025 - VT)<H2> Mohsen Mahawi v. Donald J. Trump, et al.
Concord, Vermont civil rights lawyers representing Plaintiff challenging arrest and detention.<br> <br> 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)<h1> United States of America v. Serhat Gumrukcu </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Serhat Gumrukcu Convicted of Murder-for-Hire</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> After a five-we... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Anthony Phelps </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base as well as being a felon in possession of a firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Queens, New York Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Firearm and Drug Case</h2></center></b></b> ... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Owin Thomas </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base and Fentanyl </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New York Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base and Fentanyl</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center>... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Loren Senna, III </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with intent to distribute cocaine base and being a felon in possession of ammunition </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Burlington Man Who Committed Shooting Sentenced to 10-Year Prison Term</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Lor... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Loren Senna, III </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Committing \\Shooting </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Burlington Man Who Committed Shooting Sentenced to 10-Year Prison Term </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the District of V... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Loren Senna, III </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing with intent to distribute cocaine base and being a felon in possession of ammunition. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Burlington Man Who Committed Shooting Sentenced to 10-Year Prison Term</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cente... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Jeremy Brown </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Unapproved Drugs with Intent to Defraud over the Internet </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California Man Sentenced for Selling Unapproved Drugs with Intent to Defraud over the Internet</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><... More...
$0 (02-04-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Raul Velez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Burlington, Vermont Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Attempted Drug Trafficking Case</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the ... More...
$0 (01-07-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Raul Velez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Burlington, Vermont Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Attempted Drug Trafficking Case </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b></center><h2><font><br> <br> Raul Velez, 55, of Burl... More...
$0 (01-07-2025 - VT)State of New Hampshire v. Joseph Ferlazzo
<h2><br> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> </h2><br> Joseph Ferlazzo, age 44, was accused of shooting and killing his wife in their camper in Bolton, Vermont in 2021.<br> <br> The couple had been married a year.<br> <br> Emily Ferlazzo was 22.<br> <br> Ferlazzo attempted to cover up his wife's death.<br> <br> Ferlazzo claimed self defens... More...
$0 (12-13-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Roosevelt Smith </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and fentanyl. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 58 Months in Drug Trafficking Case</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United ... More...
$0 (12-04-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Umar Koon </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing fentanyl, cocaine base and cocaine with intent to distribute </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Umar Koon Sentenced to Prison on Federal Drug Charge</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's ... More...
$0 (12-02-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Quentin Dingle </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Narcotics Distribution Case </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Brooklyn, New York Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Narcotics Distribution Case</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> The United States Attorney's Office for the Distri... More...
$0 (11-04-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Scott Jamie Ashness </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Passport Card Fraud, Bank Fraud, Identity Theft </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Florida Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Passport Card Fraud, Bank Fraud, Identity Theft</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> TScot... More...
$0 (11-04-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Quentin Dingle </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer William A. Vasiliou represented the Defendant charged with Narcotics Distribution Case </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Brooklyn, New York Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Narcotics Distribution Case</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Quentin Dingle, 39, of Broo... More...
$0 (11-04-2024 - VT)State of Vermont v. Randy Jacobs, Jr.
<h2><br> Newfane, Vermont kidnapping and domestic assault criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> ¶ 2. A five-count information charged defendant with one count of kidnapping, one count of aggravated domestic assault, and three counts of domestic assault.[1] For the kidnapping charge, the information alleged that defendant knowingly restrained another person with the... More...
$0 (10-22-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Damien Peatman </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Armed Cocaine Trafficker from Eden, Vermont Sentenced to 29 Months in Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated t... More...
$0 (08-06-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Melvin Hill </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Melvin Hill Sentenced on Federal Drug And Firearms Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In January 2022, a confidential source told Burlington narcotics investigators that they c... More...
$0 (07-10-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Melvin Hill </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Drug And Firearms Charges </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Melvin Hill Sentenced on Federal Drug And Firearms Charges </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont ... More...
$0 (07-10-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Melvin Hill </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Drug And Firearms Charges </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Melvin Hill Sentenced on Federal Drug And Firearms Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont anno... More...
$0 (07-10-2024 - VT)United States of America v. Terrance Chipp
<font color="red"><h2><br> Rutland, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with - knowingly possessed with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine base.<br> </font </color="red"></h2><br> <br> Violation of POSSESSION - knowingly possessed with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine base... More...
$0 (06-18-2024 - VT)United States of America v. Robert Russell
Rutland, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with - knowingly possessed with intent to distribute cocaine base.<br> <br> Violation of 21:841(a), 841(b)(1)(C)<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (06-18-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Law Zabriskie </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgewater, Vermont Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the... More...
$0 (06-12-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Burton </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug and Gun Offenses </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Shelburne, Vermont Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Drug and Gun Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the District of... More...
$0 (05-30-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Burton </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug and Gun Offenses </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Shelburne, Vermont Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Drug and Gun Offenses </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Michael Burton, 48, of Shelburne, Vermont, was senten... More...
$0 (05-30-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Moraima Escarlet Vasquez Flores </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation Offense </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Moraima Escarlet Vasquez Flores Sentenced for Child Exploitation Offense</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Moraima Escarlet Vasquez Flores, 40, of Barquisim... More...
$0 (01-26-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Jose Luis Maldonado, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Drug Trafficking </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Armed Drug Trafficker from Springfield, Massachusetts Sentenced to 87 Months </h2></center><br> <br> Jose Luis Maldonado, Jr., aka "Peeto,†33, of Springfield, Massach... More...
$0 (05-16-2024 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Ivan Carmona </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Burlington, Vermont Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant for Assaulting a Federal Agent and Brandishing a Firearm</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> Ivan Carmona (also known as "Flaccoâ€), 32, of Springfield, Massachusetts was sentenced in the United States District Court following his guilty pleas to assaulting a federal ag... More...
$0 (12-15-2023 - VT)State of Vermont v. John Grega
Brattleboro, Vermont Defendant John Grega, age 32, was charged with rape and murder.<br> <br> Grega was accused of killing his 31-year-od Wife Christine in the bathtub of a condo where the couple were vacationing on September 12, 1994.<br> <br> According to the Supreme Court of Vermont:<br> <br> "Defendant, a resident of New York, drove to Vermont on September 10, 1994, for a vacation with his wif... More...
$0 (08-04-1995 - VT)United States of America v. Brendan Salmon also known as “Nice,†and Lincoln Anthony Robinson, Jr.
<h2><center>Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants Indicted on Drug Offenses; Fentanyl and Cocaine Seized</h2></center><br> <br> <br> Burlington, Vermont – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Brendan Salmon, 30, also known as "Nice,†of Hartford, Connecticut, and Lincoln Anthony Robinson, Jr., 28, of Winds... More...
$0 (12-29-2023 - VT)United States of America v. Ivan Carmona
<h3> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant for assaulting a federal agent and brandishing a firearm during the assault </h3><br> <br> <br> Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont announced that Ivan Carmona (also known as "Flaccoâ€), 32, of Springfield, Massachusetts was sentenced in the United States Distr... More...
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