St. Johnsbury woman accused of selling drugs out of a house on St. Mary’s Street has reached a plea agreement

A St. Johnsbury woman accused of selling drugs out of a house on St. Mary’s Street has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Emily Lussier, 38, also known as Emily West and Emily Garand, was indicted by a grand jury on April 7, 2022 for allegedly possessing and distributing fentanyl. On Jan. 3, Lussier entered a guilty plea to distributing fentanyl. Sentencing is now scheduled for May 5, at 11 a.m., before Chief Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford in U.S. District Court in Burlington. Lussier remains in federal detention. According to court documents, Lussier was arrested by the Vermont Drug Task Force on March 17, 2022