The narrative of Chad Emery's career in Brattleboro, Vermont, is marked by both professional achievements and personal setbacks. Emery, a longtime officer with the Brattleboro Police Department, faced a tumultuous period that ultimately led to his resignation and decertification as a law enforcement officer in the state.
Brattleboro, Vermont
Resignation from the Brattleboro Police Department
Brattleboro Police Officer Chad Emery resigned from his employment with the Town of Brattleboro. According to town manager Peter B. Elwell, Emery, who had been on administrative leave after being charged June 22 with two counts of domestic assault and one count of aggravated disorderly conduct, resigned on Friday.
According to an affidavit filed by Vermont State Police, police were called to a Guilford home on Friday, June 19, and spoke to a woman who said she had been physically assaulted by Emery, 43, a longtime officer with the Brattleboro Police. According to the affidavit, the woman produced photos of injuries she said were caused by Emery, as well as a cellphone video of Emery in which he can be seen acting aggressively and taunting her.
Emery's case is being processed in Windsor County because of Emery's professional relationship to the Windham County State's Attorney's Office. Brattleboro Police Chief Michael "Gunny" Fitzgerald said his department would conduct an internal review.
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Decertification as a Law Enforcement Officer
A former officer for the Brattleboro Police Department has lost his certification to work as a law enforcement officer in Vermont after he was convicted of domestic assault. Chad Emery entered into a “consent order” on Sept. 18 with the Vermont Criminal Justice Council that resulted in his decertification as a police officer in the state. The council voted to approve that order at its Sept.
“(Emery) enters no further admissions here, but to resolve this matter without further time, expense, and uncertainty,” the consent order stated. According to council records, Vermont State Police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at Emery’s home in Guilford in June 2020. Emery was charged with two counts of domestic assault and one count of aggravated disorderly, council records stated. He resigned from the Brattleboro Police Department in July 2020.
In March, Emery pleaded guilty to one count of domestic assault and one count of disorderly conduct. His sentencing was deferred for one year and he was placed on probation. A total of seven law enforcement officers in Vermont have had their certification revoked since the start of the year, according to Brickell.
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The 1994 Baseball Championship
Thirty years later, and the memories are still fresh for Heath Squires. The 17-year-old kid who took the mound for Brattleboro Union High School that day is now a 47-year-old adult with children of his own - and sometimes the good memories get tangled up with the not-so-good ones.
"It's absolutely my best memory in sports," he said. "That year as a whole, it was awesome." "Thirty years ago?" said Chad Emery, the catcher who made two key defensive plays in the game and now works as an equipment operator for a local excavation firm. "I don't remember what I did yesterday, much less 30 years ago."
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Let's refresh the memories by rewinding a bit - about a year, to be exact. Brattleboro's baseball team had a tremendous regular season in 1993, going 16-0 behind hard-throwing pitcher Geoff Shufelt, who threw two no-hitters and was 10-0 going into the playoffs.
The following fall, Squires and fellow seniors Norse and Todd Shulman - the "Three Amigos" as they dubbed themselves - led the Brattleboro football team to an undefeated regular season - but the top-seeded Colonels were shocked by Essex, 17-14, in the state semifinal round.
In the championship game against St. Johnsbury, on June 18, the Colonels faced old friend Shufelt, who had left Brattleboro and returned to his hometown school that year. It just added to the drama surrounding the game. Tenney handed the ball to his center fielder and emergency closer, Squires, who had pitched just 19 innings all season.
According to Emery, "We all looked at each other when Tenney said, 'Heath is going to be pitching,' and we were all like, 'What, really? The relief guy that's thrown like three innings all year?'"
It was a very hot day at UVM's Centennial Field, the hottest day of the summer, and "Heater" lived up to his nickname. Squires gave up six hits and struck out eight with no walks. Shufelt had 12 strikeouts but gave up three hits in Brattleboro's two-run fourth inning, including singles by Shulman and Jeff Henry, and Speno's 2-run double to the gap in right-center.
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Emery tagged out a St. Johnsbury runner on a double-steal in the first inning, and then another on a throw home from left fielder Shulman in the fifth, as a base-runner was called out for interference, ending the threat. Two innings later, Brattleboro had recorded its school-record 17th straight win, and its sixth state championship in baseball (out of 10 to date).
Squires, Emery and Henry went on to play D1 baseball at UVM. Norse and Shulman went on to play college football. Al Libardoni, who was an assistant coach to Tenney that year, thinks his 1997 team - which won the state title behind stud pitchers Jeff Dixon and Ryan Squires - might have been a little better.
Regardless, the memories of that '94 team will shine forever in the minds of those that experienced it.
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