Suspect extradited to face charges in Ludlow

LUDLOW, VT — The suspect in a New Year’s Day attack on Ludlow Police Chief Jeffrey Warfle has been extradited to Vermont to face charges.

Jaime Gomez, 18, was discharged from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, where he received treatment after Chief Warfle shot him during the 6:15 a.m. encounter Jan. 1.

Gomez was returned to Vermont on Wednesday to face charges including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, attempted aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and attempted second-degree murder.

Gomez was ordered jailed without bail at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield.

An arraignment is expected to take place Thursday in the Criminal Division of Vermont Superior Court in Woodstock.

The affidavit of probable cause will be filed with the court and made public following arraignment.