After a judge told him the stakes are high if he goes it alone, a man on probation for killing a Lyndon teacher

After a judge told him the stakes are high if he goes it alone, a man on probation for killing a Lyndon teacher in 2000 remained steadfast in his decision to represent himself for the latest violation of his probation. Prosecutors allege that Scott M. Favreau, 41, of Newport, tampered with his electronic monitoring bracelet two weekends ago and was offline for nearly 36 hours. The monitoring had been implemented to address a sanction that stemmed from drug use, said authorities. During a hearing at Court on Monday, Favreau, who was released from prison in 2019 for the murder, only to be charged two months later with participating in the break-in of a jewelry store in Stowe, entered a plea of not guilty to the violation of probation complaint and declined several opportunities offered by the judge to enlist legal counsel. “I understand you want to waive counsel,” said Judge Michael Kainen.  “Yes” said Favreau.  The judge found Favreau’s waiver of counsel to be voluntary.  According to the violation of probation complaint, when Favreau reported to his probation officer on June 17, it was discovered he had “several strap tampers” over the weekend. The tampering violation extended from 11:01 p.m. June 15 to 9:30 a.m., Monday, June 17, when Favreau reported to the Newport Probation Parole Office.