WEST RUTLAND, Vt. — A driver pulled over on Business Route 4 in West Rutland on Oct. 21 gave troopers a false name and was driving with a criminally suspended license, Vermont State Police said.

Lael Stoodley, 54, of Mendon, was charged with driving with a criminally suspended license and giving false information to police, troopers from the Rutland barracks said in a news release Tuesday.

Troopers stopped the car at about 5:48 p.m. for what police described as a traffic violation. The driver, later identified as Stoodley, first gave police a false name, according to state police. The release did not say what prompted the stop or why the license had been suspended.

Stoodley was arrested, taken to the Rutland barracks for processing and released with a citation to appear Dec. 28 in Vermont Superior Court in Rutland.

The charges are allegations, and Stoodley is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

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