Newbury, Vt., man charged with fatally shooting adult daughter
James Perry Jr. (Vermont State Police photograph)
Modified: 5/4/2021 8:02:30 PM
NEWBURY, Vt. A 70-year-old Newbury man is being held without bail after police said he shot and killed his 38-year-old daughter when she came to his home to check on him and bring him some food, according to court documents.
James Perry Jr. pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and reckless endangerment during a brief arraignment in Caledonia Superior Court in St. Johnsbury, Vt., on Tuesday afternoon.
He was ordered held without bail.
Perry was arrested several hours after the shooting, which police believe happened Monday afternoon, according to court documents and a news release from the Vermont State Police.
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A former motel clerk has been sentenced to serve 90 days at home for embezzling thousands of dollars from her former employer.
Kaileigh H. Demers, 28, of St. Johnsbury, pleaded guilty in Caledonia Superior Court Monday to felony embezzlement in exchange for a sentence of 2-4 years, all suspended, except for 90 days on home confinement.
A second charge of felony grand larceny was dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
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Demers was also ordered to accept a restitution order to pay back $17,408.59 she stole while working at the Colonnade Inn at 28 Back Center Road in Lyndon between Nov. 11, 2018 to April 14, 2019.