Press Release

Newport Center, Vermont
Sheriff Jennifer Harlow reports the arrest of Joseph Mayhew after the incident described below.

INCIDENT: Driving While License Suspended Criminally
CASE #: 24-OLC-002399
DEPUTY: Cota
STATION: ORLEANS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
CONTACT#: (802) 334-3333
DATE: 06/12/2024
LOCATION: RT 105, Newport Center, VT
VIOLATIONS: Driving While License Suspended Criminally
FELONY/ MISDEMEANOR: Misdemeanor
ACCUSED: Joseph Mayhew
AGE: 43
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Troy, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On 06/12/2024 while on duty for the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department, Deputy Cota observed a male operating a motor vehicle fail to stop at the stop sign coming off Cross Street and head north on Rt 105 in Newport Center, VT with an expired inspection sticker on the windshield. After a traffic stop and further investigation, the operator was found to be Joseph Mayhew whose license was currently criminally suspended. Mayhew was given a citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court; Orleans Criminal Division on 07/30/2024 to answer to the above charges.
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT DATE/TIME: 07/30/2024 @ 0830 hours
COURT: Vermont Superior Court; Orleans Criminal Division
LODGED - LOCATION: N/A
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: N/A
*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.
Everyone is innocent until proven guilty

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