Drive-by shooting in Morristown/ Barre shooting leads to drug ring arrests
By Guy Page
A Springfield, Massachusetts man is in critical condition following an early Wednesday morning, December 13 shooting in St. Albans, St. Albans City police say.
Quinton Lockett-Simmonds, 23, was transported to UVMMC after police found him alone in a 100 Lake Street apartment, following a 4:04 AM report of shooting inside the apartment. The lone shooting suspect fled immediately after the shooting and before police arrived, police say.
Lockett-Simmonds was charged with an armed bank robbery in Springfield when he was 18 years old, according to local media reports.
Drive-by shooting in Morristown – Shortly after 9 pm Wednesday Dec. 13, Morristown Police Department responded to 205 Center Road in Morristown for a report of a drive-by shooting.
Officer’s responded and located evidence of numerous gun shots fired at a home and into a vehicle parked in the driveway. Nobody was injured by the gunfire.
Morristown Police is looking for a black colored SUV with tinted windows that was reportedly in the area at the time of the shooting. Anyone with information pertaining to this shooting is asked to contact the Morristown Police Department at (802) 888-4211.
Drug bust follows Barre shooting – A search warrant executed in Barre December 9, and following a November 25 shooting, has resulted in the arrest of three people on drug distribution charges.
On November 25, a woman was treated at the Central Vermont Medical Center Emergency Department for a non-life threatening gunshot wound in Barre City, city police say. The victim was non-cooperative with law enforcement. But police learned she had been shot at a Spaulding Street home that was a drug distribution site. A search warrant was obtained and was executed on December 9 by Barre City and Barre Town officers.
Officers seized a rifle, a large amount of crack cocaine, fentanyl, and other regulated drugs, as well as other evidence of drug distribution. Further evidence showed the shooting had occurred inside the residence.
38 year old Paul Giacherio of Barre and 35 year old Katelyn Pierce also of Barre, who were both under the supervision of Probation & Parole, were subsequently transferred into the custody of the Department of Corrections. Megan Quinn, 44, of Barre was released on a citation. All were scheduled to appear in court to answer to charges of fentanyl trafficking, sale of cocaine, possession of hallucinogens, and selling/dispensing from a dwelling. Additionally, Giacherio is being charged with reckless endangerment and possessing a firearm while being a prohibited person.