SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Officials say two South Burlington city employees will avoid prosecution following a confrontation with Chittenden County sheriff’s deputies that included one officer drawing his gun.
The Burlington Free Press reports (https://bfpne.ws/1R5jtZK ) the incident began when Will Sheffer and Tom DiPietro refused to move a South Burlington sewer truck that was blocking a police cruiser with prisoners trying to leave the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility.
Sheffer is a sewer department worker and DiPietro is the stormwater superintendent and the city’s deputy public works director.
State’s Attorney T.J. Donovan says the truck was then driven toward one of the deputies, who drew his handgun.
The two were arrested Wednesday, but were released after Donovan chose not to pursue charges.
DiPietro didn’t return request for comment. Sheffer’s phone number was out of service.
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Information from: The Burlington Free Press, https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com
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