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Jury Convicts Vermont Man of Attempted Murder in 2023 Shooting of 3 Palestinian Students
Jurors will hear closing arguments before deciding whether Eaton was legally insane when he allegedly shot three Palestinian men.
- On Sept 21, 2026, a jury convicted Jason Eaton of three counts of attempted second-degree murder in the shooting of three Palestinian students near his Burlington apartment.
- Eaton pursued an insanity defense, claiming he was not criminally responsible for his conduct during the Nov 25, 2023, shooting, but the jury rejected that argument.
- Mental health counselor Emily Eckel with the Vermont Department testified she did not believe Eaton was delusional based on interactions with him in custody.
- Judge John Patch warned Jurors to avoid outside information, while defense attorney Margaret Jansch told Eaton, "Jason, stop, please; you're not helping yourself."
- Jurors returned the verdict at Chittenden Superior after deliberating for less than two hours on the trial's sixth Day, swiftly rejecting the insanity defense.
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He Claimed insanity... an American Conviction for Attempted Murder of Three Palestinians in Vermont.
An American jury convicted a man of shooting three Palestinian students in Vermont State in 2023, after rejecting his claim of insanity and proving his responsibility for the attack.
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