Jason J. Eaton, 48, who shot three Palestinian college students on Saturday, Nov. 25, in Burlington, Vt., faces three counts of attempted second-degree murder in a case that many see as a clear hate attack against the Palestinian community.
Without putting up any resistance, the attacker of the 20-year-old students was arrested this Sunday, November 26, after opening the door to federal agents who were looking for him, telling them that he had been waiting for them, and later admitting that he had weapons inside his house and that he wanted a lawyer.
Eaton pleaded not guilty in court Monday morning, but was ordered held without bail at this time.
According to authorities, throughout the day on Sunday, November 26, investigators led by Lt. Michael Beliveau of the Burlington Police Department's Detective Services Bureau conducted a series of canvasses, interviews and other investigative procedures in an effort to identify, locate and apprehend the suspect believed to have shot three men in their 20s the night before.