A federal grand
jury has indicted the uncle of slain 12-year-old Brooke Bennett, saying he
drugged, sexually assaulted and smothered her with a plastic bag this summer.
Two out-of-state
lawyers have joined the defense team of Michael Jacques, in anticipation that
federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the man accused of
kidnapping 12-year-old Brooke Bennett.
The
chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is frustrated that a judge won’t
talk about a case involving Michael Jacques (Jakes), the man accused of
kidnapping Brooke Bennett,
The
committee is holding hearings on possible changes to Vermont law following the kidnapping and murder of Bennett, a
12-year-old Braintree girl.
Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:
This year’s
gubernatorial candidates have taken very different
approaches to releasing their financial data;
The probation
officer who supervised the man accused of abducting 12-year-old Brooke Bennett
says he felt compelled to recommend the release of Michael Jacques from
probation on an earlier conviction;
Young baseball
players from New
Hampshire and Vermont leave today for Cuba…
A prosecutor is
asking for more time to gather evidence against two men charged in the case of
12-year-old Brooke Bennett, who was abducted and later found dead.
The Democratic
candidate for governor, Gaye Symington, is calling for an investigation of why
the Vermont Department of Corrections recommended that convicted sex offender
Michael Jacques be released from probation seven years early and without
supervision.