LYNDONVILLE — A man wanted on a felony embezzlement warrant was arrested June 18 after a traffic stop by local police.
Officers from the Lyndonville Police Department stopped a suspicious vehicle at 3:33 p.m. on New Boston Road, near the St. Johnsbury border.
Christopher Briggs, 35, of St. Johnsbury, a passenger in the vehicle, was identified as having an active felony warrant for embezzlement, issued by the Essex County Superior Court earlier the same day.
Briggs was taken into custody without incident and lodged at the Northeast Regional Correctional Facility with bail set at $2,500 cash or surety.
The Vermont State Police assisted Lyndonville officers at the scene.
