Vermont man suing after getting arrested for flipping off, swearing at state trooper
Gregory Bombard was pulled over by Vermont State Trooper Jay Riggen in 2018 while driving through St. Albans.
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Gregory Bombard was pulled over by Vermont State Trooper Jay Riggen in 2018 while driving through St. Albans.
Gregory Bombard was pulled over by Vermont State Trooper Jay Riggen in 2018 while driving through St. Albans.
Thu, 02/04/2021 - 10:37am -- tim Vermont Business Magazine Vermont resident Gregory Bombard yesterday filed a lawsuit challenging what it called a retaliatory arrest by a Vermont State Police Trooper in February 2018. Represented by the ACLU of Vermont and cooperating counsel Gary Sarachan, Bombard asserts that the trooper involved abused his authority and violated Bombard’s First and Fourth Amendment rights. ACLU of Vermont Senior Staff Attorney Jay Diaz said: “Vermonters who want to protest the actions of police through words or gestures have a constitutionally protected right to do so...