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Dorset man cited for DUI after suspicious-vehicle report

In Dorset, VT, police say Scott B. Messenger, 53, was arrested for DUI after officers found his vehicle suspiciously parked on Mcnamara Rd on June 6.

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DORSET, Vt. — Vermont State Police have cited Scott B. Messenger, 53, of Dorset, for DUI after troopers responded to a suspicious vehicle parked on McNamara Road in Dorset on June 6, police say.

Troopers were alerted to the vehicle at about 1:59 p.m. and reported several signs of impairment when they contacted Messenger, police say. He was processed at the Shaftsbury Barracks and released with a citation.

Messenger is scheduled to appear in the Bennington Criminal Division of Vermont Superior Court on June 22 at 8:30 a.m. The charge is an allegation, and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Source: Vermont State Police

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