Wanted Man Arrested Following Traffic Stop

A routine traffic stop on Interstate 91 in Vermont ended with the arrest of a wanted man, reports the Vermont State Police-Westminster Barracks.

Reportedly, Trooper Joseph Galusha stopped a vehicle for a speeding violation at approximately 11 AM on Tuesday, March 16th. During the routine traffic stop, it was discovered that one of the vehicle’s occupants, 53-year-old Philip J. Protas of Springfield, had an active arrest warrant in the state of VT. Protas was taken into custody and transported to the Southern State Correctional Facility, where was held on $50 bail.

He is scheduled to appear in a White River Junction court on Wednesday, March 17th at 1:30 PM to answer to his charges. 

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