A significant concern that most people would overlook is the direct impact police staffing has on public safety. Premont told police that Herring had lived with him in Williamstown from March until they broke up on Aug. 5. She became agitated when the police tried to interview her, the affidavit states. "Lara truly embodied the definition of a beautiful soul," her father added. Jurors will be allowed to consider the lesser charge of second-degree murder, which doesnt require that the prosecution proves premeditation. She. The latest headlines from the Lawrence Journal-World and KUsports.com, delivered straight to your inbox. The security footage shows him falling during the chase, getting up and then trying to break down her office door. When Ellmaker was arrested near his home, he had a pellet gun and another weapon, the prosecutor said. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. 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Herring then went to Barre to hunt down a caseworker for the Vermont Department for Children and Families, Lara Sobel. Sobel, 48, of East Montpelier, Vt., was a Vermont Department for Children and Families employee for more than 14 years. NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A social worker was among two people killed in a shooting that also left a third victim fighting for her life on Lundi Gras (Feb. 20). Social workers tend to work work with populations that may be suffering due to poverty, discrimination, or other social injustices. Records show that Jody Herring has 11 misdemeanor convictions dating to 1994, including drunken driving, domestic assault and disorderly conduct. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. BARRE, Vt. -- The woman charged in the slaying of a Vermont social worker is also "the alleged perpetrator" of the deaths of three relatives whose bodies were found Saturday, Gov. 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Defense attorneys and prosecutors offered new details about the August 2004 death of Teri Lea Zenner, 26, a Kansas University graduate student who worked for the Johnson County Mental Health Center. Op/Ed: Police Stops Are Dangerous. She did not hesitate to let judges and lawyers know what was best for kids, Williams said. Do you want to join our private family of first responders and supporters? Officials havent disclosed Reeds relationship to the children that were inside the home at the time of the attack, but said they were now in protective custody. DCFS investigator Pamala Knight, 59, was brutally beaten to death in 2018 when she tried to take a child into protective custody.. Like Silas, Knight was alone when she was attacked. Carrying the weapon, he walked into the office of 42-year-old social worker Kristin Benson. Youve got to hurry, she said. The woman also said she had no intention of hurting anybody. Shop owners in US boarding up windows as they brace for unrest after election https://t.co/ZPY0k6O6yg, BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 3, 2020. "They are mindful that we do need to continue to provide this assistance and support to children and families, so they're not backing away. This story has been shared 154,589 times. He was still wearing the same blood-stained clothes captured on the surveillance video. "We are sentenced to live each day for the rest of our lives without my sister,"Lauren Shapiro told the court in her victim impact statement. Vermont DCF social worker Lara Sobel was shot and killed as she left work in Barre on . "Both doors were wide open, and I walked into the living room, and that's where I saw my mom dead," she said. She was killed when she went to Andrew Ellmakers Overland Park home after telling her husband she was making a short visit to make sure a client was taking his medication. The woman also said she had no intention of hurting anybody. "My mother got a call in the morning, maybe 7:30 or 8 o'clock, saying it was Jody Herring saying, 'You guys need to stop calling DCF unless you guys are going to have it coming to you,'" Tiffany Herring told the newspaper. The bodies of sisters Rhonda and Regina Herring, as well as Jody's aunt, Julie Falzarano, were later discovered from their Berlin, Vermont, home. Instead, he argued that Ellmaker wasnt planning on killing his social worker and that she was already dead from a stab wound to her throat when Ellmaker retrieved the chain saw from his bedroom. The co-worker ran out of the office, later reporting that Van-Belkum chased her toward her office with knife in hand. also reportedly punched another staff member multiple. Deidre Silas, 36, was allegedly killed Tuesday on a visit to home of six kids in Thayer by Benjamin Reed, 32, who was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder, officials reportedly said. Vermont Superior Court Judge John Pacht issued the sentence Wednesday to Jody Herring following a three-day hearing in Barre. A Vermont woman who shot and killed a state social worker and three of her own relatives as revenge for losing custody of her then 9-year-old daughter is Search Query Show Search News All rights reserved, Dog Dies in St. Albans, Vt. Fire, Home Believed to Be Total Loss, Woman Accused of Grabbing Child From Mother Onboard Vermont Bus, Tracking the Next Hit of Wintry Weather Headed to New England, Due Late Week, Power Lines Crash Onto Cars, Trucks for Blocks in Stoneham; Cause Unknown, Berlin Man Killed After Losing Control of Truck, Crashing in New Hampshire River, Dunkin' Is Giving Away Free Iced Coffee This WeekHere's How to Order. Our police are the front line of defense for citizens and businesses, and now they face a threat theyve likely never seen. SE Ranking; Vitalii Matokha/Shutterstock; Rachel Mendelson/Insider. "She was the one who insisted he come live in the house," said Ambroselli, "because he was young and struggling and needed guidance so she was the one to help and support him.". Any idea why businesses are boarding up downtown? In testimony Wednesday morning, neighbor Sarah Vogelsberg recalled Sue Ellmakers frantic knocks on the door and said the woman was covered with red specks. ", "A lot of us are pretty scared still," said Jill Remick of the Vermont Agency of Education, who works in the same building as Lara Sobel did, and who said she heard the gunshots. Throughout the incident, rotating beacons on the plane appeared to be illuminated, warning that engines were still running, investigators said. Legal Statement. In the meantime, he said the difficult work of DCF continues. He said for quite some time, in online message boards and other forums, people have bashed the performance of DCF, while Shumlin said the employees are often doing challenging and "heroic" work. Randy Herring, the brother of Rhonda and Regina Herring, said the killings have left him with lasting pain and trauma. The board did not state a probable cause for the fatal incident that step usually follows an investigation that can take a year or longer. When Jody Herring shot and killed social worker Lara Sobel outside the Department for Children and Families in Barre, Vermont, authorities had no idea about the three other victims connected to the crime. And if the city does experience widespread rioting or looting, nefarious actors could exploit an already light staffing situation. The defense hoped for a chance at parole, even if decades from now, arguing Herrings actions followed a lifetime of trauma, anxiety disorders, and drug use. BARRE, Vt. -- A Vermont woman accused of killing a social worker because she was upset about losing custody of her 9-year-old daughter has been charged with gunning . Seattle now maintains only 1,200 officers that are deployable for contingencies, the lowest number since 1990, when the citys population was 516,000. A five-day sentencing hearing for Jody Herring starts Monday. The King County Sheriffs Department has been tasked to support the Seattle Police Department during a crisis, but Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht has a similar concern about staffing once their department would be thinned out to support the city: We have prepared for and will stand up a command post and support King County Elections if called upon to do so. They say Van-Belkum had mental health problems and possibly believed that Benson was involved in a plan to have him evicted from the building where hed lived for eight years. This is the second time in four and a half years that a DCFS worker has been killed on the job. Richland Police Chief Nick McLendon told WAPT the tense incident was devastating for everyone. One would certainly hope that an election wouldnt cause mass protests, riots, looting, and fires. Richland police reported on social media Wednesday there was an incident at Walmart involving a weapon around 5:45 p.m., and then hours later issued another report that there was an officer-involved shooting inside the chain store. Investigators also found a box of .270-caliber ammunition in Jody Herrings vehicle in the Barre City Place parking lot. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Lycoming County coroner Charles . According to court documents, Herring, 40, was "very calm and laughing" after shooting and killing Sobel with a .270 caliber rifle. This is WHY its bad to leave the police out!. Now the population has grown to 783,000, not to mention the explosion of the surrounding suburban areas increasing the number of citizens routinely inside the city limits. woman accused of killing a state social worker, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 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