The second suspect in the 2019 shooting of an Elm Street resident in St. Johnsbury has reached a plea agreement

The second suspect in the 2019 shooting of an Elm Street resident in St. Johnsbury has reached a plea agreement with the state.  According to court documents, John  “JJ” Emerson III, 22, of Newbury will plead guilty to accessory after the fact in exchange for a deferred three-year sentence. The conviction will be erased from Emerson’s record if he complies with all the conditions of probation for the next three years. The state dismissed an aggravated assault charge as part of the plea agreement. Emerson’s change-of-plea hearing has not been scheduled yet. He is represented by defense attorney Amy Davis of Davis Legal Solutions. The actual shooter was Emerson’s friend, Arther Butler of Topsham, who has already been convicted of shooting Brandon Delude, 24, twice in the back in April of 2019.