The military veteran threatened the president and started driving north from Alabama. A prosecutor said his case showed a need for a special court for those who served in the
Goslin has also paid $652 in fines and court costs.
The incident took place in Hinesburg while the three-year officer was off-duty on March 7. Goslin had a preliminary roadside breath test of 0.208 percent at 4:10 a.m., almost two hours after the incident, Williston Police Sgt. Eric Shepard said in court documents.
Goslin later refused a court-approved breath test offered at the Williston Police Station.
In Vermont, .08 percent is considered impairment for adult drivers.
Goslinâs troubles that night began after he reinjured his right knee at his Hinesburg home and then attempted to drive himself to the UVM Medical Center, court records show. He ignored pleas by housemates and friends not to drive, but he left his driveway at 929 Texas Hill Road in his white 2020 Ford F-150 truck and headed down the road about 2:25 a.m., records show.
Defense claims pointing gun was justified
Mark Kimball, right, confers with his attorney Justin C. Shepherd on the first day of his trial in Hillsborough County Superior Court Northern District. Pat Grossmith / Manchester Ink Link
Published: 6/15/2021 5:51:23 PM
Pointing a loaded gun at protesters is clearly a case of criminal threatening, a prosecutor told a Hillsborough County Superior Court North jury, while a defense attorney maintained pointing a gun at a dozen people coming at you is a case of self-defense.
The statements were made Monday in day one of the trial of Mark Kimball, 20, of Manchester, charged with three counts of criminal threatening for pointing a loaded 9 mm handgun at a crowd and at two individuals, Matthew Lawrence, 37, and Forrest Rapier, 32, during the May 20, 2020, Black Lives Matter protest. About 50 to 100 people had gathered outside the Manchester police station that day, after a peaceful downtown march, to talk with police about what changes could b
Sex offender who robbed Pulaski County gas station and was stopped by a customer receives prison sentence
Robber was hospitalized after being stopped during the robbery
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David Lee Simpkins (New River Valley Regional Jail)
PULASKI COUNTY, Va. – A registered sex offender out on parole who robbed a Pulaski County gas station will spend the next two decades in prison.
On Wednesday, a judge sentenced David Lee Simpkins, 59, to serve 22 years and four months in prison.
On Oct. 12, 2020, Simpkins disguised himself with a wig and mask, pointed a gun at a gas station clerk and robbed the establishment, according to Pulaski County Commonwealth’s Attorney Justin Griffith.