Judge Nancy Waples authorized a pre-trial release from jail for Nolan, determining he was not a risk to skip town before future hearings.
Among the conditions of release, Judge Waples ordered a sanity screening, a strict curfew, and said the suspect cannot own any fire-starting materials. I just couldn t sleep, said Rick Rothammer of Stowe Cable, describing how he would make late-night trips to check on the tv, internet, and phone provider s buildings after a pair of fires.
The first fire that affected Rothammer and his coworkers was in August 2020, and the second was last week.
The Jan. 7 blaze was caught on camera.
I m glad he s caught : Vermont town relieved after arrest of suspected serial arsonist Share Updated: 9:31 AM EST Jan 14, 2021 Share Updated: 9:31 AM EST Jan 14, 2021
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Show Transcript DETAILS - AND REACTIONS FROM SOME OF THE FIRE VICTIMS. ((RICK ROTHAMMER / Stowe Cable: 40:11: I just couldn t sleep.)) Rick Rothammer had been tormented by worry, making late-night trips to check on the buildings of Stowe Cable - after the tv, internet, and phone provider was hit with what police labeled a pair of arson fires, first in August 2020, then again last week. The January 7th blaze - caught on camera. Investigators telling us this surveillance video helped them make an arrest. ((RICK ROTHAMMER / Stowe Cable: 43:48: I think I m going to sleep like a rock tonight!)) Prosecutors now charging 62-year- old Jeffrey Nolan of Stowe with eight counts of arson. ((RORY MALONE / Defense Attorney: we enter pleas of not guilty.)) That s his defense attorne