Criminal Justice & Public Safety

Shawn Sears was found unresponsive in his cell at Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility on Wednesday morning. He’s the second Vermonter held at the facility to die this year.

Grand Isle State’s Attorney Doug DiSabito was arrested nearly a month ago after police say he appeared intoxicated at a courthouse in St. Albans.

A judge ruled on Friday to move Jason Eaton’s trial from June to September. The move comes after the judge allowed Eaton to pursue an insanity defense.

DNA testing determined that a skull found in 2006 along the Connecticut River belonged to a man who disappeared five years earlier while fishing.

Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill into law this week that extends the time limits for prosecuting voyeurism cases. The law was prompted by a Vermont Public story about a filmmaker who avoided criminal charges for recording two teenagers without their knowledge.

Lawmakers are weighing a bill that supports water wand wastewater system operators, but are likely to stop short of requiring training and reporting for cyberattacks.

The top prosecutor in Chittenden County has decided not to charge the six protesters arrested last month during the ICE raid in South Burlington.

The Department of Motor Vehicles defended its ability to detect fraud after a federal investigation alleged a man had been illegally procuring driver’s licenses for years.

South Burlington Police and Vermont State Police officials said reviews of their actions on March 11 confirmed their earlier assertions that they acted appropriately.

Vermont State Police said Thursday that two more women have come forward and accused Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer of sexual misconduct, including one who says she was paid multiple times to participate in sex acts.