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Nov 21, 2024 | 
vtdigger.org | Diane Derby
In a case the prosecutor said involved “a strong component” of mental illness, Mbyayenge Mafuta pleaded guilty Thursday morning to charges of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault in the death of his cellmate at the Northwest State Correctional Facility nearly two years ago.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
vtdigger.org | Diane Derby
Tucked away in the back of the City Center building in downtown Montpelier, a small group of volunteers worked on a recent Tuesday morning to unload more than 700 pounds of food just transported from the Vermont Foodbank’s warehouse in Barre. Within a few hours, the metal shelves they stocked with peanut butter, mac and cheese, and canned vegetables would be nearly bare once again. “Food in, food out” is how my friend Katie describes the flow.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
vtdigger.org | Diane Derby
Vermont State Police said they have arrested the 23-year-old son of a Pawlet Selectboard member, who with his wife and her 13-year-old son was found fatally shot in their Pawlet home early Sunday morning. Brian Crossman Jr., 23, of Granville, New York, faces three counts of aggravated murder in the shooting deaths, state police said in a press release Friday afternoon.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
vnews.com | Diane Derby
E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Photos Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles By DIANE DERBY VtDiggerPublished: 09-17-2024 1:06 PM Vermont State Police investigating a report of a “suspicious person” early Sunday morning discovered the bodies of three “deceased victims” at a home on Route 133 in Pawlet, Vt., according to a state police press release on Sunday.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
vtdigger.org | Diane Derby
Vermont State Police investigating a report of a “suspicious person” early Sunday morning discovered the bodies of “deceased victims” at a home on Route 133 in Pawlet, according to a state police press release Sunday morning. The release did not indicate how many victims were found.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
vtcng.com | Diane Derby
A former Milton man who was employed as a South Burlington school bus driver until being charged in 2021 with sexually assaulting two boys now stands accused of assaulting a third young male while he was awaiting trial on the earlier charges. Jerry Normandin, 65, is facing additional charges of aggravated sexual assault and lewd and lascivious conduct with a child, according to a press release issued Aug. 27 by the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
vtdigger.org | Diane Derby
A former Milton man who was employed as a South Burlington school bus driver until being charged in 2021 with sexually assaulting two boys now stands accused of assaulting a third young male while he was awaiting trial on the earlier charges. Jerry Normandin, 65, is facing additional charges of aggravated sexual assault and lewd and lascivious conduct with a child, according to a press release issued Tuesday by the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
vtcng.com | Alan J. Keays |Diane Derby
Twenty years after 17-year-old Brianna Maitland went missing after finishing her shift at a Montgomery restaurant, the FBI and Vermont State Police have announced a reward of up to $40,000 for information to find her. At a press briefing at the state police barracks in Williston to mark the anniversary of Maitland’s disappearance, investigators said they are hopeful the reward will produce new tips in the case.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
vtdigger.org | Alan J. Keays |Diane Derby
WILLISTON — Twenty years after 17-year-old Brianna Maitland went missing after finishing her shift at a Montgomery restaurant, the FBI and Vermont State Police have announced a reward of up to $40,000 for information to find her. At a press briefing held Tuesday at the state police barracks in Williston to mark the anniversary of Maitland’s disappearance, investigators said they are hopeful the reward will produce new tips in the case.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
vtdigger.org | Diane Derby |Natalie Williams
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