Jason Eaton, 48, was arrested in Burlington, Vt., in connection with the shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent, leaving at least one of the men in serious condition. When a federal agent knocked on the door of apartment No. 6 at 69 North Prospect Street in Burlington, Vt., a skinny, white man stepped out into the hallway with his hands by his waist, palms up. Inside, the television was on. “I’ve been waiting for you,” Jason Eaton told the officers, according to court documents released Monday. He appeared...

A suspect in the shooting of three Palestinian students near the University of Vermont over the weekend made his first court appearance during an arraignment Monday morning. Jason J. Eaton, 48, appeared virtually in Chittenden County Superior Court and entered a not guilty plea to all three counts of attempted second-degree murder. Eaton is currently being held without bail ahead of a bond hearing, which the judge said will be scheduled in the coming days. The three college students – Hisham Awartani of Brown University, Kinnan Abdalhamid of Haverford College...

GROUP OF MEN IN FRONT OF HIS BURLINGTON APARTMENT OVER THE WEEKEND. THE MANHUNT FOR JASON EATON CAME TO AN END OVERNIGHT. THE 48 YEAR OLD WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN BURLINGTON, VERMONT, NEAR THE AREA WHERE PROSECUTORS SAY HE SHOT THREE YOUNG MEN OF PALESTINIAN DESCENT ON SUNDAY. ARE YOU, JASON EATON? YES. THIS MORNING, EATON APPEARED VIRTUALLY IN BURLINGTON COURTROOM FOR AN ARRAIGNMENT ON ATTEMPTED SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES. THIS TIME, WE WAIVE FURTHER FORMAL READING OR ADVISEMENT. UNDER RULE FIVE, WE WAIVE THE 24 HOUR RULE. MR....

Suspect arrested in shooting of 3 Palestinian students in Burlington, Vermont

A suspect accused of shooting and wounding three 20-year-old men of Palestinian descent was ordered held without bail Monday morning. Jason Eaton, 48, pleaded not guilty in the shooting that wounded the three college students who were attending a Thanksgiving holiday gathering near the University of Vermont campus.

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BURLINGTON — A 48-year-old man pleaded not guilty on Monday in a shooting that wounded three Palestinian American students in the city on Saturday night. Jason Eaton was charged with three counts of second-degree murder after police said he shot the three 20-year-olds around 6:30 p.m. Saturday on North Prospect Street, according to court documents. Police have said two of the three men were wearing keffiyehs, a traditional scarf that has become a symbol of Palestinian identity, when they were shot, prompting local and national condemnation of the shooting as...

A suspect accused of shooting three Palestinian students near the University of Vermont campus will face arraignment today. Jason J Eaton, 48, was arrested on Sunday afternoon in Burlington close to the scene of the attack – which is being investigated as a possible hate crime. He is suspected of ambushing three 20-year-old college students – Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen Ahmad – as they walked to a family Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday night. The friends were speaking to each other in English and Arabic, according to the Arab...

Police arrested a suspect in the shooting of three young men of Palestinian descent in Burlington, Vermont, in what authorities say is a possible hate crime. Authorities took Jason Eaton, 48, into custody on Sunday afternoon after investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives encountered him during a canvass of the shooting location, according to a police press release.