VT Trooper Killed on Duty

[Vtfuzz]

State police trooper killed in line of duty
June 16, 2003

(from the Front Page section)
By ALAN J. KEAYS And JO-ANNE MACKENZIE Herald Staff

NORWICH

[Tprspouse]

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You must be out straight looking for Mr. Daley too. Be careful out there VT. We've had a helicopter flying in circles for an hour this afternoon up above. Hopefully they've found a lead.

[GMACK24]

They Caught the guy responsible for this crime.

Suspect in State Trooper's Death Caught
By LISA RATHKE
Associated Press Writer

A man suspected of hitting and killing a state trooper with his car
while fleeing police was
captured Tuesday on the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania.

Eric Daley, 23, was arraigned in Pennsylvania Tuesday night on
fugitive from justice
charges. He was ordered jailed without bail.

The search for Daley began Sunday after he was stopped for speeding,
Vermont State Police
said. A trooper suspected there might be drugs in the car, but Daley
allegedly refused his
request to search it.

While the trooper conferred with other officers about seeking a search
warrant, Daley
allegedly drove off. During the police chase, trooper Michael Johnson
set up spikes on the
road to stop him. The car swerved to avoid the spikes and smashed into
Johnson, police said.

Daley was taken to a trailhead in Slateford, Pa., by someone Vermont
police described as an
associate. Vermont authorities said police in New Hampshire and
Massachusetts helped them
find Daley, who is from Lebanon, N.H.

A search of the wrecked car Daley had been driving Sunday turned up
two pounds of marijuana
and white powder that tested positive preliminarily as cocaine.
Suspected LSD also was
found, along with $475 in cash, state police said.

Daley is wanted in Vermont on charges of gross negligent operation
with death resulting,
leaving the scene of a fatal accident and attempting to elude police.

He already was facing two felony drug charges in New Hampshire from
March 2003. He's accused
of marijuana, cocaine and hashish possession.

[Lictalon]

The radio said that the local prosecutors are talking with their federal counterparts in order to get this in front of a Federal Court...to get the death penalty on the table. I hope they do. :mad:

If not, send him over here. We still hang in NH.

[dkiefner]

God grant unto him eternal rest, and let light perpetual shine upon him.

VSP's ranks are thin enough. Our prayers go out to them and to SGT Johnson's family.

[Tprspouse]

I don't know how long this file will be available, but you can go to our regional cable news website to see the video stream of the funeral. It's just amazing when you see the lines and lines of police officers and troopers from all over the United States.

<a href="http://www.necn.com/results.asp?qu=trooper+laid+to+rest" target="_blank">http://www.necn.com/results.asp?qu=trooper+laid+to+rest</a> "Vt Trooper laid to rest" is the topic. They will probably leave it up for a while. (edited: I changed the link because I had to search for the topic since it's not on the main page anymore)

If you don't have DSL....forget it. :( Every 30 seconds of file, they communicate to recieve more information and it's extremely aggrivating...yet well worth it to be able to get a peek into the wonderful ceremony and gun salute they had for him.

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[Turner]

Thanks for the link, quite moving. Reminded me of the funerals of the two Memphis firemen that just died here. It's amazing to see so many people come together like that.

[Tprspouse]

I see a lot of newscasters switch and go to different places. I've seen a lot from Boston switch to the cable networks. And, some from Florida switch to Boston areas and visa versa.

It is a small world!