A Milton man has been indicted by federal authorities for helping his lover, Angela Auclair and her son acquire the gun they used to kill Auclair’s husband David Auclair in Hinesburg in 2019.
John Turner, 53, of Milton, was indicted on federal charges alleging that Turner conspired with others in July 2019 to possess stolen firearms, according to a U.S. Attorney’s office statement. He was arrested on those charges and arraigned on the indictment last week on July 17. He was released on conditions. If convicted, Turner faces a maximum possible penalty of 20 years in prison and fines of up to $500,000.
According to court records, Turner conspired with others to steal several firearms from a residence in Colchester. Those firearms included four handguns. The indictment alleges that one of the handguns, a Beretta, was used to murder David Auclair at a trailhead in Hinesburg on July 11, 2019.
Angela Auclair and her son Kory George have been charged in Vermont state court with conspiring to murder David Auclair on July 11, 2019.
George has pleaded guilty to those charges and been sentenced. Auclair is still facing a state murder conspiracy charge.
Court records say Turner was Angela Auclair’s lover at the time of the murder.