BERKSHIRE, Vt. — Vermont State Police have cited James Cooper, 74, of East Fairfield, for DUI after Border Patrol reported he appeared intoxicated while trying to enter the United States at the Berkshire Port of Entry on June 6, police say.
Troopers from the St. Albans Barracks responded at about 6:54 p.m. and determined Cooper had been driving under the influence of alcohol, police say. He was processed at the St. Albans Barracks and cited.
Cooper is scheduled to appear in Franklin County Criminal Court on June 23 at 8 a.m. The charge is an allegation, and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Source: Vermont State Police
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