Police: South Royalton man tried to break into Barnard home carrying multiple knives
Jasper Digby (Vermont State Police photograph)
Staff Report
Modified: 2/21/2021 5:47:38 PM
BARNARD A 38-year-old South Royalton man, who was out on bail, was charged with attempting to break into a Barnard home while carrying multiple knives, according to court documents.
Jasper Digby pleaded not guilty to counts of unlawful mischief and violating the conditions of his release during his arraignment in Windsor Superior Court on Tuesday. Prior to the hearing, he was also charged with burglary, but Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Mann reviewed the charge and found no cause, since Digby did not actually enter the home, according to court documents.
Bethel man gets prison sentence for firing gun at partner
Modified: 2/1/2021 7:35:03 PM
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION A 52-year-old Bethel man accused of firing a gun at his partner while children were present has been sentenced to five months in prison, according to court documents.
Richard Boles pleaded guilty to one count of reckless endangerment last week for the incident in September 2019. Though the incident happened in Orange County, Boles pleaded and was sentenced in front of Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Mann in Windsor Superior Court where he had a pending violation of conditions of release case, according to court documents.
As part of his plea deal, prosecutors dismissed that charge against Boles; he was sentenced to 5 to 6 months in prison and issued a $441 fine for the reckless endangerment charge, according to his sentencing sheet.
Bethel father sees charges dismissed in daughter’s drowning
Modified: 1/29/2021 10:06:34 PM
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION A Bethel man accused of failing to watch his 18-month-old daughter when she drowned in the White River in 2019 has seen the charges related to her death dismissed as part of a plea deal.
Isaac McEwan, 22, was initially charged with abandoning a child and obstruction of justice following the death of his daughter, Heaven McEwan. Instead, he pleaded guilty in Windsor Superior Court on Friday to violation of probation, two counts of simple assault and disorderly conduct for two unrelated assault cases.
As part of the plea deal, the neglect and obstruction charges were dismissed, and he was sentenced to up to one year in prison for violating his probation, as well as a suspended one-year jail sentence and two years of probation.
Hartford woman gets probation in toddler’s drowning case
Modified: 1/14/2021 11:01:01 PM
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION A 29-year-old Hartford woman was placed on probation Thursday for failing to keep a close eye on her boyfriend’s toddler, who drowned in the White River, and then lying to police about it.
Laura Shaw, 29, pleaded guilty during a virtual hearing in Windsor Superior Court Thursday to one count of reckless endangerment and one count of giving false information to a police officer in connection with the July 2019 death of 18-month-old Heaven McEwan. Prosecutors have said Shaw was drinking alcohol and looking at her phone, rather than watching the girl during an outing to the river, and that she later lied about what she was doing before Heaven’s death.