Lowe Pleads Not Guilty

Chief says he's not guilty. Vergennes Police Chief Michael Lowe pleaded not guilty when he was arraigned on Monday. The Burlington Free Press reports that in the five page affidavit, Lowe became so hooked on painkillers after back surgery in 2007 that he pressured officer to get him the drugs. Lowe was arraigned on five criminal counts including embezzlement by a public official that we told you about yesterday and two counts of obtaining prescriptions drugs by fraud or deceit. The chief is on unpaid leave and will face a disciplinary hearing on September 14th before the Vergennes City Council.