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Regional Report: Rutland Residents Upset Over Lack Of Bail

Vermont Public | By Melody Bodette,

Published May 3, 2013 at 8:17 AM EDT

Rutland’s former city attorney Christopher Sullivan was in court yesterday, where he pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a fatal hit and run accident that killed a Rutland restaurant owner.

On April 10^th, 71- year old Jane Outslay was hit and killed by a vehicle in the city of Rutland. Sullivan’s lawyer contacted police the next day and told them the vehicle involved in the crash was owned by his client Christopher Sullivan.

Many in the city are upset that it took so long for charges to be filed against the former city attorney. And after yesterday’s court hearing, there are still complaints that Sullivan is getting special treatment.

Brent Curtis has been following the story for the Rutland Herald, and he joins us now for our Friday Regional Report.

Click listen to hear the interview.

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Melody Bodette

Melody is the Contributing Editor for But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids and the co-author of two But Why books with Jane Lindholm.

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Mitch Wertlieb

A graduate of NYU with a Master's Degree in journalism, Mitch has more than 20 years experience in radio news. He got his start as news director at NYU's college station, and moved on to a news director (and part-time DJ position) for commercial radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard. But public radio was where Mitch wanted to be and he eventually moved on to Boston where he worked for six years in a number of different capacities at member station WBUR...as a Senior Producer, Editor, and fill-in co-host of the nationally distributed Here and Now. Mitch has been a guest host of the national NPR sports program "Only A Game". He's also worked as an editor and producer for international news coverage with Monitor Radio in Boston.

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