STATE OF VERMONT

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

VERMONT STATE POLICE

 

NEWS RELEASE

       

CASE#: 23A1006078

RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Sgt. Jay Riggen                            

STATION: Special Operations Unit                  

 

DATE/TIME: 09/13/2023, 1631 hrs.

INCIDENT LOCATION: Bombardier Drive, Milton, VT 05468

VIOLATION: DUI - Drugs

 

ACCUSED: Joseph McGinnis                                              

AGE: 43

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Milton, VT

 

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

 

On the above date and time, the Vermont State Police conducted a motor vehicle stop on Bombardier Drive in Milton, VT after observing that the operator was using cannabis while driving his vehicle and speeding.

 

The subsequent investigation revealed that the operator, 43-year-old Joseph McGinnis of Milton, VT, was driving his vehicle while under the influence of drugs.  McGinnis was placed under arrest for Driving Under the Influence and transported to the Milton Police Department for processing.

 

McGinnis was later released with a citation to appear in court to answer the charge of DUI-Drugs.

 

 

COURT ACTION: Y

COURT DATE/TIME: 10/03/2023, 08:30 AM

COURT: Chittenden

 

 

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