Tag: Burlington
Jason Douglas, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Vermont 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jason Douglas, a 42-year-old felon from Saint Albans, Vermont, wreaked havoc in Burlington on July 29, 2024, when he pointed a gun at two men during separate disputes in broad daylight. The first incident occurred on College Street, where Douglas emerged from a vehicle, loaded a round into the chamber of…
Evangelos Lohaitis, Fraud, Vermont 2021
⏱ 3 min read A group of seven Canadian nationals, including Evangelos Lohaitis, Mitchell Burnett-Guarna, and Kyle Lesser, were charged with participating in a nationwide Grandparent Scam that defrauded elderly individuals in Vermont and over 40 other states between the summer of 2021 and June 4, 2024. The scam, which involved phone calls from call…
Deandre Watson, Possessing with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base, Vermont 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 35-year-old Michigan man is heading to the slammer for five years after getting caught with a massive haul of crack in a Burlington, Vermont, bust. Deandre Watson was sentenced to 60 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for possessing with intent to distribute 28 grams or…
Lori Hunt, Crack Cocaine Sale, Vermont 2024
⏱ 2 min read Burlington, Vermont, was the scene of a crack cocaine sale gone wrong. On November 15, 2024, Lori Hunt, 54, sold 2.66 grams of the stuff to a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) undercover agent. She arranged the deal over the phone and had her co-defendant, Silas Hunt, 30, handle the handoff at…
Terry Dawayne Catchings, Cocaine Distribution, Vermont 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Detroit man was caught selling cocaine in Vermont, breaking his federal supervised release. Terry Dawayne Catchings, 31, was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to two charges of distribution of cocaine and cocaine base in December 2025. Catchings was still serving a federal sentence of supervised release…
Errol Richards, Cocaine Possession, Vermont 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Bronx native, Errol Richards, 42, is behind bars after a stash of 47.2 grams of cocaine was found on him in Burlington, Vermont. Law enforcement arrested Richards on September 11, 2026, while serving an outstanding state warrant, and discovered the cocaine during the arrest. Richards entered a plea of not…
Van Jackson, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering, Vermont 2026
⏱ 2 min read A ruthless scam artist from New York swindled a Vermont medical practice out of at least $400,000, federal prosecutors say. Van Jackson, 38, of Queensbury, New York, allegedly wired $68,000 into his personal bank account and used it to pay off a settlement with a medical practice in New York, where…
Jason Lee Ringold, Methamphetamine Conspiracy, Iowa 2024
⏱ 2 min read A ruthless meth kingpin has been brought to justice in Burlington, Iowa. Jason Lee Ringold, 47, sold over 600 grams of meth in the Burlington area between April and June 2024, flaunting a gun and threatening customers. Ringold’s reign of terror was short-lived, as federal authorities launched an investigation into his…
Jose Ignacio De La Cruz De La Rosa, Alien Smuggling, Vermont 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jose Ignacio De La Cruz De La Rosa, a 30-year-old Burlington, Vermont resident, was arrested on February 19, 2026, for his alleged role in a multi-year conspiracy to smuggle aliens into the United States and produce fraudulent identity documents. De La Cruz De La Rosa, also known as ‘Nacho,’ is accused…
Stephen James Lemelin, Obscene Material Transfer to a Minor, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read A former high school wrestling coach in Burlington, Massachusetts, was sentenced for sending sexually explicit messages and obscene material to an undercover agent posing as a 14-year-old girl on Kik Messenger. Stephen James Lemelin, 51, was sentenced on March 26, 2026, after being convicted of three counts of attempted transfer of…
