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Arrest for DUI, Excessive Speed, Negligent Operation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 05/07/2025 5:17 PM

Incident: 25WHC002368
Date: May 3, 2025
Location: Vermont Route 103, Rockingham
Investigating Deputy: Deputy Jason Gagne

Accused: Lans Christenson
Age: 50
City & State of Residence: Chester, Vermont

Charges:
1) Driving Under the Influence
2) Excessive Speed
3) Negligent Operation

Description: On May 3, 2025, at approximately 1828 hours, a Deputy with the Windham County Sheriff's Office observed a vehicle traveling south on VT Route 103 in Rockingham at a speed of 102 mph. in a posted 50 mph. zone. The vehicle was stopped in a parking lot on VT Route 103 in Rockingham.
Subsequent investigation led the Deputy to believe that the operator, Lans Christenson of Chester, Vermont, was impaired by alcohol. The operator performed standardized field sobriety tests in which clues of impairment were observed.

Christenson was subsequently placed under arrest.

Christenson was processed at the Bellows Falls Police Department and released to a sober adult with a citation to appear in the Windham Superior Court, Criminal Division at a later date. Officers with the Bellows Falls Police Department assisted in this investigation.

Court Date: June 17, 2025
Bail: N/A

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