A suspected drug dealer rammed an ambulance after rescue workers had come to the aid of his car on the side of the road in the early morning of Christmas Eve.
Vermont State Police were alerted to a vehicle at around 1 AM on December 24 which had multiple passed out occupants in the vicinity of Bowman Rd, in Barnard.
State police say paramedics arrived on the scene from White River Valley Ambulance, along with the VSP. When the paramedics attempted to assist the people in the car, the driver of the vehicle, 32-year-old James Badger, drove away rapidly, police say.
When police pursued Badger, he changed course back towards the ambulance and rammed it from behind. He then proceeded to continue fleeing, still in the vehicle.
Badger eventually crashed the truck and the two passengers fled on foot. Badger was placed under arrest. While in custody, Badger was found to have a criminally suspended license and a whopping six active arrest warrants.
Badger was cited to answer to the aforementioned charges and held at Southern State Correctional Facility without bail on the arrest warrants.
The arrest warrants include:
1. Fentanyl Trafficking, False Information to Police, Violation of Conditions of Release x3, Violation of Probation x3. -$1500
2. Burglary into an Occupied Dwelling, Violation of Probation. -Hold without Bail.
3. Burglary, Violation of Probation x3, Negligent Operation. -Cite & Release.
4. Violation of Probation x2, Unlawful Trespass. -Cite & Release.
5. DUI Drug. -Cite & Release
6. Retail Theft. -Cite & Release
Another arrest of fugitive with active warrants
On December 23, police arrested Corey Derry, 37, of Sheldon and Emma-Jayne Farina, 30 of Strafford for a traffic stop.
When officers pulled the pair over, they both provided false names to the responding officer. After investigation, police discovered their true identity.
Derry, the operator, was driving the car under a criminally suspended license.
Farina had five active arrest warrants. Farina was lodged at Chittenden County Correctional Center on a total of $1,750 bail from the various warrants. Both were issued citation to appear in court on February 3, 2025.
The arrest warrants include:
Felony DUI #3 OR SUBSEQUENT – INFLUENCE
Felony UNLAWFUL TRESPASS – RESIDENCE/OCCUPIED
Misdemeanor VIOLATION OF CONDITIONS OF RELEASE
Misdemeanor VEHICLE OPERATION – LICENSE SUSPENDED #1 FOR DUI x3
Misdemeanor FALSE INFO – OFFICER/IMPLICATE ANOTHER
Misdemeanor ELUDING LEO
Misdemeanor VEHICLE OPERATION – CARELESS OR NEGLIGENT
Felony HEROIN – POSSESSION 1 GM OR MORE
Misdemeanor RESISTING ARREST #1
Misdemeanor UNLAWFUL MISCHIEF $250 OR LESS x2
Misdemeanor RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT x2
Self-inflicted gunshot wound leads to death in Burlington
On December 20, at around 9:00 pm, officers with the Burlington Police Department responded to a report of a possible self-inflicted gunshot wound on Pitkin Street. The Burlington Fire Department also responded to the scene.
Investigations revealed the firearm was not being handled in a safe manner. The incident is not considered to be suspicious. This is gunfire incident 16 for 2024.
The decedent’s next of kin, Colby Labelle, 36, of Burlington, has been notified.
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