UPDATED: Williams quits as Washington County prosecutor, citing Sobel murder

Washington County State’s Attorney Scott Williams. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
(This story was updated Jan. 8, 2018, at 9:15 p.m.)
Washington County State’s Attorney Scott Williams, whose law license has been suspended after he went on medical leave in mid-November, is resigning.
The Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs made the announcement late Monday afternoon in a news release that contains the first public comments from Williams about his leave, which r