One of f the suspects in the Hastings Hill homicide has been accused of stealing arthritis medicine

One of the suspects in the Hastings Hill homicide has been accused of stealing arthritis medicine from a 67-year-old man in October. And it wasn’t the first time Brittany L. Clark has been charged with stealing from the elderly. Clark, 33, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of possessing narcotics and petit larceny in Caledonia Superior Court on Tuesday. Clark is already being held in pre-trial detention for lack of $50,000 bail after being charged in connection with the murder of Hastings Hill resident Israel Lugo, 49, in December. According to court documents, St. Johnsbury Police Ofc. Jasmine Hendry spotted Clark on October 25 at 12:29 p.m. walking on Railroad Street in St. Johnsbury. Ofc. Hendry also knew that an arrest warrant had been issued for Clark for failing to appear in court and took her into custody. Clark was found by police to be in possession of pills which Clark told police she had been prescribed. But police said the investigation raised lots of doubts about Clark’s statement. In November, police spoke with resident Roy Willey, 67, who said Clark had stolen his cell phone and a bottle of his prescribed medications after he refused to give her money. Clark was also charged in 2022 with assaulting and stealing from an 80-year-old man in St. Johnsbury. The alleged victim, Leonard Marcotte, told police that Clark entered his apartment and stole $30-$40 in loose change and pushed him into the table, leaving a large bruise on the left side of his abdomen. Clark has also been accused of stealing from a 74-year-old St. Johnsbury woman from November 2021 to January of 2022. Clark is one of five suspects charged in connection with a botched drug house robbery that resulted in the death of Lugo.