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Alan J. Keays

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Alan J. Keays

    ‘If you can’t do it, I’ll do it’: Judge seeks to settle disputes in case of fatal shooting of border agent - VTDigger (opens the original)

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    BURLINGTON — A federal judge said she plans to advance the slow-moving case against a former Washington state resident accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent in northern Vermont in January 2025. Teresa Youngblut faces the possibility of the death penalty if convicted in the fatal shooting of David Maland that took place after a traffic stop on Interstate 91 in Coventry on Jan. 20, 2025. Maland, 44, of Newport, was the border patrol agent who pulled over the vehicle that Youngblut was driv

  2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Alan J. Keays

    Jurors to begin deliberations after closing arguments Monday in attempted murder trial - VTDigger (opens the original)

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    BURLINGTON — Jurors have heard the evidence in the trial of a Burlington man accused of shooting three Palestinian students but won’t begin deciding his fate until next week. The judge sent jurors in the Jason Eaton trial home early Friday afternoon after all the evidence in the case had been presented. Both sides had rested their cases by midafternoon Friday. Rather than start the expected lengthy closing arguments and then jury deliberations, Judge John Pacht decided it was best to wait until

  3. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Alan J. Keays

    Jason Eaton tries to fire his attorneys midway through his attempted murder trial - VTDigger (opens the original)

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    BURLINGTON — A Burlington man accused of shooting and wounding three Palestinian college students told a judge midway through his trial that he wanted to fire his attorneys, contending that his lawyers failed to properly question witnesses and present evidence. Jason Eaton’s request Thursday morning proved unsuccessful as Judge John Pacht rejected his bid to represent himself. “I vigorously object to your denial,” Eaton said to the judge after the ruling. The fourth day of Eaton’s trial continue

  4. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Alan J. Keays

    ‘Go stop them now,’ Burlington man says a voice told him before shooting 3 Palestinian students, recording reveals in trial - VTDigger (opens the original)

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    BURLINGTON – Jurors heard from Jason Eaton saying that he was acting under the direction of voices he was hearing through his FM radio from CIA and government intelligence agencies before authorities allege he opened fire and injured three Palestinian students. Parts of a recording of Eaton talking to his attorneys was played in court Wednesday on the third day of his trial where he faces three counts of attempted second-degree murder in the shooting that took place Nov. 25, 2023, in Burlington.

  5. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Alan J. Keays

    Prosecutors present gun, cellphone evidence they say links Burlington man to shooting of three Palestinian students - VTDigger (opens the original)

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    BURLINGTON — The state rested its case against the Burlington man accused of shooting and wounding three Palestinian students, presenting law enforcement and forensic witnesses whose testimony prosecutors say tied him to the crimes. The move by the state comes on the second day of the trial in Chittenden Superior criminal court and appears to set the stage for the defense’s case that Jason Eaton was legally insane at the time of the shootings in November 2023 and not criminally responsible. Amon

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