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Arrest for Driving While Suspended in Rockingham

Incident: 25WHC001884
Date: 04/08/25
Location: Rockingham Rd/VTRANS, Rockingham
Investigating Deputy: Sgt. Norton #166

Accused: Eric S. Kendall
Age: 40
City & State of Residence: Baltimore, VT

Charges: Driving While Suspended

Description: On 04/08/25 at approximately 1820 hours, Eric S. Kendall was stopped for a traffic violation on Rockingham Rd. During the stop it was discovered that Eric's license was suspended for a previous DUI conviction making this a criminal suspension. Eric was released from the scene on a citation to appear in the Windham Superior Court, Criminal Division at a later date. He was also issued a traffic ticket for the civil speeding violation.

Court Date: 05/27/25
Bail: N/A

DUI Arrest-Brattleboro

Incident: 25WHC001847
Date: 4/6/25
Location: Interstate 91-Brattleboro, VT
Investigating Deputy: Det. Sgt. M. Checchi

Accused: Joseph F. Steele
Age: 42
City & State of Residence: Springfield, VT

Charge(s): DUI

Description: On April 6th, 2025, at approximately 0048 hours, a deputy with the Windham County Sheriff's Office assigned to a highway safety detail, stopped a vehicle on I91 in the Town of Brattleboro for a speeding violation. As a result of an investigation, the operator Jospeh Steele, was found to be impaired by alcohol rendering him unsafe to operate a motor vehicle. Steele was arrested and transported to the Bellows Falls Police Department for processing.

At the conclusion of processing, Steele was released on a criminal citation to appear in court at a later date.

Court Date: 4/22/25
Bail: N/A

Negligent Operation and Excessive Speed in Westminster

Incident: 25WHC001852
Date: 04/06/25
Location: I 91 N/B, Westminster
Investigating Deputy: Sgt. Norton #166

Accused: David S. Fowler
Age: 42
City & State of Residence: Bellows Falls, VT

Charges:

1) Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle
2) Excessive Speed

Description: On 04/06/25 at approximately 1822 hours, David S. Fowler was arrested after the vehicle he was operating was observed to be traveling 111 mph in the posted 65 mph speed zone on I 91 near mile marker 23.8 north. David was released from the scene on a citation to appear in the Windham Superior Court, Criminal Division at a later date. He was also issued a traffic ticket for the civil speeding violation.

Court Date: 05/27/25
Bail: N/A

DUI- Brattleboro

Incident: 25WHC001828
Date: April 5th, 2025
Location: I-91 southbound
Investigating Deputy: Deputy Thomas Raymond

Accused: Gwendolyn Howe
Age: 22
City & State of Residence: Bernardston, Massachusetts

Charges:

1) Driving under the influence

Description: On April 5th, 2025 at approximately 01:16 hours a deputy working on a Governor Highway Safety DUI Safety grant pulled over a Red Chevrolet Vault after observing a motor vehicle violation on I-91 southbound near exit 3.

Signs of possible impairment were observed and the operator identified as Gwendolyn Howe age 22 of Massachusetts was requested to perform the standardized field sobriety tests. At the conclusion of testing Howe was placed under arrest for driving under the influence.

Howe was transported to the Bellows Falls Police Department for processing and at the conclusion of processing was released on a citation to appear at the Windham Superior Court, Criminal Division at a later date.

Court Date: 04/22/2025
Bail: N/A

Arrest for Eluding Law Enforcement and Negligent Operation

Incident:25WHC001776
Date:04/03/2025
Location:Dover Road S. Newfane
Investigating Deputy:David S. Gaillardetz, Det Sgt Mario Checchi, Thomas Raymond

Accused: Ruaidrhi D. Carroll
Age:20
City & State of Residence: Dover Vermont

Charges: Eluding Law Enforcement, Negligent Operations

Description:On 04/03/2025 at approximately 1621 hours, Ruaidrhi Carroll was arrested by the Windham County Sheriff's Office after the vehicle he was operating was observed traveling at a high rate of speed with reckless operation on Dover Road in South Newfane. Ruaidrhi was transported back to the Windham County Sheriff's Office where he was processed and released with a citation to appear in the Windham Superior Court, Criminal Division at a later date. He was also issued a traffic ticket for driving with a civilly suspended license.

Court Date: 05/13/2025
Bail: N/A

Fentanyl Trafficking- Vernon

Incident: 25WHC001757
Date: April 2nd, 2025
Location: Route 142, Vernon
Investigating Deputy: Deputy Thomas Raymond

Accused: Xavier Horne
Age: 19
City & State of Residence: Springfield Massachusetts

Charges:

1) Fentanyl Trafficking

Accused: Daniela Arriaga
Age: 23
City & State of Residence: Chicopee Massachusetts

Charges:

1) Fentanyl Trafficking
2) Possession of Cocaine

Description: On April 2nd, 2025 a deputy conducted a traffic stop on Route 142 in the Town of Vernon. both the operator and passenger identified as Daniela Arriaga age 23 and Xavier Horne Age 19 were placed under arrest after a consent search of the vehicle and their person's resulted in the recovery of a felony amount of fentanyl and a misdemeanor amount of cocaine.

In total deputies recovered 180 bags of fentanyl that was concealed on Horne's body. Both Horne and Arriaga were transported to the Windham County Sheriff's Office for processing. Horne and Arriaga were then transported to Southern State Correctional Facility where they were held without bail from unrelated charges.

Court Date: 04/03/2wes025
Bail: Held Without

Criminal DLS/VCOR- Vernon

Incident: 25WHC001670
Date: 03/28/2025
Location: Newton Road, Vernon
Investigating Deputy: Deputy Thomas Raymond

Accused: Courtney Stone
Age: 37
City & State of Residence: Brattleboro, Vermont

Charges:

1) Criminal DLS
2) Violation of Conditions of release

Description: On March 28th, 2025 a deputy conducted a traffic stop on Newton Road in the Town of Vernon. The operator was identified as Courtney Stone age 37 of Brattleboro, Vermont. The Deputy learned Stone's privilege to operate in the State of Vermont is criminally suspended and she was subsequently placed under arrest. It was also learned that Stone violated her court ordered conditions of release.

Stone was transported to the Windham County Sheriff's Office were she was processed and released on a citation to appear in the Windham Superior Court, Criminal Division at a later date.

Court Date: 05/20/2025
Bail: N/A

Arrest for Excessive Speed in Jamaica

Incident: 25WHC001732
Date: 04/01/2025
Location: Jamaica
Investigating Deputy: David S. Gaillardetz #121

Accused: Jeffrey L. Hoyt
Age:65
City & State of Residence: West Wardsboro VT

Charges: Excessive Speed

Description: On 04/01/2025 at approximately 1440 hours, Jeffrey L. Hoyt was arrested by the Windham County Sheriff's Office after his vehicle he was operating was observed to be traveling 71 mph in the posted 40 mph speed zone on VT Route 100 S. near Wardsboro VT. Jeffrey was released from the scene on a citation to appear in the Windham Superior Court, Criminal Division at a later date. He was also issued a traffic ticket for the civil speeding violation.

Court Date: 05/13/2025
Bail: N/A

Arrest on Warrant in Brattleboro

Incident: 25WHC001643
Date: 03/27/2025
Location: Vermont Superior Court
Investigating Deputy: David M. Whittle

Accused: Jessica G. Spinella
Age: 41
City & State of Residence: Newfane, VT

Charges: Arrest on Warrant

Description: On 03/27/2025 I arrested Jessica G. Spinella on an outstanding Warrant out of Windham County for failing to appear on a Pretrial conference on 03/27/2925. She was unable to post bail and was held.

Court Date: 03/28/2025
Bail: $500.00

Drugs Possession/ VCOR Violation- Putney

Incident: 25WHC001496
Date: March 21st, 2025
Location: Route 5, Exit 4 Sunoco, Dummerston
Investigating Deputy: Deputy Thomas Raymond, Detective Sergeant Mario Checchi

Accused: Ross M, Martin
Age: 59
City & State of Residence: Bellows Falls, Vermont

Charges:

1) Possession of Cocaine greater than 2.5 grams

2) Violation of conditions of release

Description: On March 21st, 2025 at approximately 00:02 hours, deputies with the Windham County Sheriff's Office made contact with Ross Martin age 59 at the Exit 4 Sunoco for operating on a public highway with a suspended license. The Bellows Falls Police Department then asked deputies to take Martin into custody for an unrelated charge.

Deputies searched Martin incident to arrest and located drug Paraphernalia on his person. Martin's vehicle was then seized pending the application for a search warrant. On March 23rd, 2025 the honorable court granted a search warrant for Martin's Toyota Camry.

On March 24th, 2025, deputies conducted a search of the vehicle and located a felony amount of suspected crack cocaine within the vehicle. On March 26th, 2025 Martin came to the Sheriff's Office and was taken into custody. Martin was then processed and issued a citation to appear before the Superior Court of Vermont-Criminal Division-Windham Unit at a later date.

Court Date: 03/27/2025
Bail: None