Vermont State Police The Capitol Police Department and Vermont State Police issue the following statement on the removal of disruptive protesters from the House Chamber at the Vermont Statehouse on Thursday, January 9, 2020:
Shortly after Vermont Governor Phil Scott began his State of the State Address, a group of protesters interrupted the speech by chanting. They continued to demonstrate uninterrupted for several minutes before being asked to stop. Eventually, Vermont Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman requested that the Sergeant at Arms clear the disruptive demonstrators from the House Chamber.
Law enforcement members from the Capitol Police Department, assisted by the Vermont State Police and county sheriff departments, removed 16 protesters from the chamber without incident. One person, identified as Henry Harris, 41, of Peacham, Vermont, was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct. He is due in Vermont Superior Court, Criminal Division, in Barre at a later date. The remaining individuals were released on verbal no-trespass orders.
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Source: MONTPELIER, Vt. (Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020) — Vermont State Police