PRESS RELEASE
CASE#:19SJ003735
OFFICER: Sgt. Lester Cleary
STATION: St Johnsbury Police Department
CONTACT#: 802-748-2314
DATE/TIME: 8/22/19 @1810 hours
LOCATION: Railroad Street
VIOLATION: Possession of Heroin
ACCUSED 1: Justin Benton
AGE: 25
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Lyndonville, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: ON August 22, 2019 officers of the St Johnsbury Police Department responded to the Jiffy Mart on Railroad Street in St Johnsbury for a report of a suspicious male in the restroom who been in there for some time. On their arrival the located Justin Benton, 25 of Lyndonville lying on the floor. Benton was incapacitated due to his stated drug use and was taken into protective custody. While retrieving his property from the restroom a folded paper was found with a powdery substance. Benton was charged with possession of Heroin and cited to appear on October 21, 2019.
COURT ACTION: Y
COURT DATE: October 21, 2019
COURT: Caledonia Superior
