CLAREMONT — On April 23 Vermont State troopers received a report of threatening messages being sent via Facebook by Matthew Howard, 25, of Claremont to a victim located in Vermont. Further investigation revealed Howard sent threatening messages that were maliciously motivated by the victim’s actual or perceived race.
On May 28 a citation was faxed to the Claremont Police Department to be issued to Howard for him to appear in Addison County Superior Court, Criminal Division on Aug. 5 at 12:30 p.m. to answer to the charges of disturbing the peace by use of telephone or other electronic communications, and hate-motivated crimes.
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