Vermont Department of Public Safety Statement of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Schirling regarding Sergeant Lucas Hall:
This morning the Vermont State Police received a report of personal, off duty, social media posts by Lucas Hall of the Shaftsbury barracks. These posts appear to support the criminal insurgency that occurred yesterday at the US Capitol and to advocate for such insurgency to continue. While we recognize the rights of all people including sworn law enforcement officers to express their views, advocating for the overthrow of the constitutionally defined democratic election process by force or violence violates our oath of office to uphold the Constitution.
The Public Safety Report is compiled from criminal complaints filed in state and federal courts, as well as some police blotter information, trooper dispatches, fire department reports and interviews with public safety officials. Individuals named as arrested and/or charged with crimes in this report are presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
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Escape
Justin Michael Lucas, 21, of Fairbanks, was charged with felony escape Dec. 7. According to charging documents, Lucas was on house arrest and fitted with a GPS ankle monitor and left his home twice without permission.  Â
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Multiple charges
⢠Benjamin Isaac Peter, 66, of Venetie, was charged with second-degree weapons misconduct and two counts of third-degree assault Dec. 2 after Alaska State Troopers responded to a report that he was drinking alcohol and shooting in Venetie. According to charging documents, Peter shot through a window with a shotgun after the residents kicked him