A Springfield, Vermont man has been charged in connection with a snowmobile violation that occurred on Friday evening, reports the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.
On Friday, February 5th, a VT Fish and Wildlife Warden was reportedly conducting a snowmobile safety checkpoint at Grafton’s CCC Camp. At approximately 8 PM, the warden was approached by three snowmobiles while he flashed a blue light to indicate the checkpoint. One of the crafts, an older model green Arctic Cat, refused to stop and fled east on VAST trails.
An investigation yielded that the riders had departed from a residence in Rockingham. With assistance from the VT State Police, the warden responded to the residence, where they located a vehicle registered to 29-year-old Christopher Thomas of Springfield. Officers attempted to locate Thomas at his home, but were unable to find him. Following an incident later on Friday evening, Thomas was found with the assistance of the Springfield Police Department, and admitted to not stopping at the checkpoint.
Thomas faces a maximum of two years in prison and over $2,500 in fines. He was cited to appear in Windham County Superior Court on March 30th to answer to the following charges; attempting to elude, providing false information, and having a modified muffler on his snowmobile.
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