CONWAY â A Vermont fugitive from justice who was accused of shooting a man in the back in 2019, and was arrested in North Conway earlier this month, is now back in Vermont.
Arther Butler, 19, of Topsham, Vt., faced charges in Vermont of aggravated assault and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, which carry five- and 15-year prison sentences, respectively.
He is accused of shooting and wounding Brandon Delude, 24, during a dispute at a birthday party in St. Johnsbury, Vt., in April of 2019.
He was arrested in North Conway on May 5 and charged with âarrest without a warrant (fugitive).â
According to an arrest affidavit filed by Conway Police Sgt. Michael Boucher in Conwayâs Circuit Ccourt, local police became aware of Butlerâs presence in town after Vermont-based bail recovery agents sought their help in taking him into custody following the revocation of Butlerâs bail after he failed to appear in court.
Vaccination refusal rate among prisoners holds steady amid differing views
Syringes of COVID-19 vaccine are prepared for injection at Central Vermont Medical Center on Dec. 16, 2020.
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Steve Kinney, an imprisoned Vermont, took the COVID-19 vaccination shot and said he felt fine after.
Zachary Butts, who is also incarcerated, has not taken the shot, citing a distrust of the corrections system and a desire for more information, according to his fiancee Heather Bailey.
The two men are among more than 1,200 Vermont incarcerated individuals who have been offered the vaccine across the state’s correctional system, which is currently reporting a refusal rate of 34% (810 people who have gotten the shot; 421 have declined).
For Jasmine Klein, life in Vermont's prisons has been a punishment beyond her sentence. Last November, Klein, a transgender woman, was transferred to Chittenden Regional.
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