Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
District of Vermont
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Kenneth Holland, 49, of Barre, Vermont was sentenced today to a 60-month term of imprisonment. Chief Judge Christina Reiss also ordered that Holland be subject to a four-year term of supervised release upon completion of his prison term. According to court documents, law enforcement encountered Holland on Dec. 26, 2014 as he drove a car at an excess speed in Barre. Holland falsely identified himself to the police. After he permitted a search of the vehicle, law enforcement recovered 53 grams of crack cocaine, a.22 caliber pistol hidden in a candy box, ammunition, a drug ledger, drug paraphernalia, and over $2600 in cash. When law enforcement attempted to arrest him, Holland attempted to run from the scene, causing injury to one of the officers. He was apprehended seconds later. Holland was charged federally with possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base. He has remained in custody since his December 2014 arrest. This matter was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Barre Town and Barre City Police Departments. The United States was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin J. Doyle. Holland was represented by Elizabeth Quinn, Esq. of the Federal Defender’s Office.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
