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Judge allows insanity defense in shooting of Palestinian students

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Jason Eaton appears during his competency hearing in Chittenden Superior criminal court in Burlington on Monday, March 2, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger



BURLINGTON — A Burlington man charged with shooting and wounding three Palestinian college students will be allowed to pursue an insanity defense even though a deadline for raising such a defense passed months ago.



The trial in the case against Jason Eaton remains set for June 1. Judge John Pacht, in a ruling Friday, granted Eaton’s

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