SUMMARY: DUI, Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, Gross Negligent Operation and Possession of Cocaine
CASE#: 23WM002065
On September 14, 2023 at approximately 11:10 PM, a Wilmington Police Officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on VT Route 9 West near the Wilmington/Searsburg town line for speeding and for following another vehicle too closely (tailgating). During the stop, the officer detected signs of impairment from the operator. The officer ordered the operator to exit the vehicle and at that time, the operator immediately fled the scene in his vehicle. The vehicle was traveling west on VT Route 9 at a high rate of speed and failed to stop for police. During the pursuit Bennington PD and Vermont State Police were notified to set up ahead of the suspect's vehicle. The vehicle was stopped in Bennington after it ran over a tire deflation device where the operator continued to flee on foot until apprehended by responding Bennington Police units. Further investigation recovered narcotics from the vehicle.
The Defendant, Jeffrey P. King Age 38 of Brattleboro, VT was cited to appear in Windham Criminal Court on October 23, 2023 at 8:30 AM to answer the charges of DUI, Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, Gross Negligent Operation, and Possession of Cocaine.
