Jason Lawton, 34, was sentenced Wednesday by Judge Martin Maley on a simple assault conviction for striking Amy Connelly in March 2019 at the St. Albans police station.
Former St. Albans police officer Jason Lawton pleaded not guilty to a charge of simple assault in Franklin County court in November 2019. Pool photo by Gregory Lamoureux/County Courier A sentencing hearing for a former St. Albans police officer who faces potential jail time for punching a handcuffed woman in the face has been delayed for the second time in about a month. The hearing for Jason Lawton had initially been set in Franklin County Superior criminal court in St. Albans for Sept. 28, but was continued after the parties met with Judge Martin Maley behind closed doors just before