BURLINGTON A 43-year-old felon accused of kidnapping a woman in Manchester and sexually assaulting her in White River Junction is seeking to represent himself in federal court after parting ways with six different attorneys over the last two.
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Suspect in Twin State kidnapping, rape case denied release from jail due to COVID-19
Everett Simpson. (Police photograph)
Modified: 1/28/2021 10:14:15 PM
BURLINGTON A federal judge has denied a 43-year-old Vermont man’s request to be let out of jail ahead of his trial on charges he kidnapped a New Hampshire woman and her young child and took them across state lines into the Upper Valley in 2019.
In a ruling filed in the U.S. District Court in New Hampshire last week, Judge William Sessions responded to the request, filed last month by defendant Everett Simpson, who faces federal kidnapping charges for the January 2019 incident.
Suspect seeking pretrial release
Modified: 12/31/2020 8:07:57 PM
BURLINGTON A Vermont felon who is accused of sexually assaulting a Manchester woman after kidnapping her and her 4-year-old son two years ago has asked to be released from jail before his trial, citing family issues and concerns about being able to communicate with his attorney during the pandemic.
But prosecutors want to keep him behind bars, saying he still poses a serious risk to the public.
Everett Simpson, 43, who has been held in federal custody since his arrest in early 2019, filed a motion through his attorney in U.S. District Court in Burlington last week, requesting the release.