VSP News Release – Incident
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 25A4000262
TROOPER: Griffin Pearson
STATION: St. Johnsbury
CONTACT#: 802-748-3111
DATE/TIME: 1-10-25 at 1438 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: I-91 South, Exit 23, Lyndon, VT
VIOLATIONS:
- Driver’s License Suspended – Criminal
- Violation of Conditions of Release (x8)
ACCUSED: Jamie Cates
AGE: 29
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Wheelock, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On the above date and time, Troopers with the Vermont State Police – St. Johnsbury Barracks were on patrol in the area of I-91 South, near Exit 23, in Lyndon, VT, when they observed a motor vehicle traveling south on I-91 being operated by Jamie Cates (29). Troopers knew Cates to have a criminally suspended driver’s license and multiple court ordered Conditions of Release barring him from operating a motor vehicle on a public highway. Troopers initiated a traffic stop shortly after and made contact with Cates. He was subsequently taken into custody and later cited to appear in Caledonia County Superior Court on Monday, February 24, 2025, at 0830 hours, to answer for the aforementioned charges.
SUSPECT: Jamie Cates
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT DATE/TIME: 2-24-25 at 0830 hours
COURT: Caledonia County
LODGED: No
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: Yes
*Please note: Court date and time are subject to change at the discretion of the court. Please call the criminal court clerk to confirm arraignment time.
Respectfully,
Trooper Griffin Pearson
Troop “A” St. Johnsbury Barrack
1068 US-5 #1
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
