Ex-deputy accused of short-circuiting murder trial now faces obstruction charge

The Lamoille County Courthouse in April 2025. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerA former Lamoille County deputy sheriff who was accused of improperly questioning a murder suspect while transporting him to trial has been indicted on three felony charges.Christopher Turner, 43, of Johnson, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Lamoille County Superior criminal court in Hyde Park to two counts of obstruction of justice and a single charge of false swearing. It appears from the three-count indictm