Addison County States Attorney Eva Vekos pleads no contest to a DUI charge in Chittenden County Superior criminal court Burlington on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger BURLINGTON – Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos pleaded no contest Tuesday to a charge of d runken driving and received a six-month deferred sentence, allowing the conviction to be cleared from her record provided she does not commit any violations during that period. The misdemeanor charge against Vekos stemmed from an incident nearly two years ago where she was accused by troopers of showing up to a suspicious death scene in Bridport impaired.  Judge John Pacht agreed during Tuesday’s hearing in Chittenden County Superior criminal court to allow Vekos to plead no contest as well as the deferment of her sentence over the objection of Assistant Attorney General Rosemary Kennedy, who prosecuted the case. The hearing Tuesday took place as Vekos, a Democrat, faced calls to resign last week from the heads of the Vermont Democratic and Progressive parties as well as Republican Gov. Phil Scott.  Those calls followed a VTDigger story this month detailing ethics complaints brought against Vekos from crime victims about how they were treated by her and concerns about how their cases were resolved. She has challenged those allegations against her, and has said she had no plans to step down from her elected office.  According to court records Vekos was called to meet with state police investigators on the night of Jan. 25, 2024, a homicide scene in Bridport. Troopers later prevented Vekos from driving away from the scene after a couple of them allegedly detected alcohol on her breath, charging documents stated. At the scene that night, a trooper asked Vekos how much she had to drink that night and she reportedly replied she had one gin and tonic with a burger for dinner about an hour earlier, according to charging documents. Vekos was eventually taken to the state police barracks in New Haven for processing for drunken driving.  Before she was taken to the barracks, the charging documents stated, she refused to do field sobriety tests, telling a trooper, “Are you serious Ryan, can’t you just have a friend come and get me,” according to the documents.  Vekos refused to take a breath test at the barracks and was subsequently charged with drunken driving. Vekos declined an opportunity Tuesday offered by the judge to address the resolution of the case before he formally imposed the sentence. She also declined to speak to reporters following the hearing.  This story will be updated. Read the story on VTDigger here: Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos receives deferred sentence after no contest plea in drunken driving charge. ...read more read less