STATE OF VERMONT

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

VERMONT STATE POLICE

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CASE#: 21A101215

TROOPER:  Brandon Sweet                                      

STATION: Williston Barracks                   

CONTACT#: 802-878-7111

DATE/TIME: 04/12/2021 at approximately 1643 hours

LOCATION: Main Road in Huntington, Vermont

VIOLATION: 1^st Degree Aggravated Domestic Assault, Unlawful Restraint, Interference with Access to Emergency Services

ACCUSED: John Brown                                                           

AGE: 44

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Burlington, Vermont

VICTIM: (The Vermont State Police does not release the names of victims of sexual assault or domestic violence.)

AGE: 33

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Shelburne, Vermont

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

On 04/12/2021, Vermont State Police received a report of an assault at a residence on Main Road in Huntington.  Troopers along with Richmond PD responded to the residence.  Through the course of the investigation, it was found that John Brown had physically assaulted a female household member and threatened her with a hatchet.  Brown had also held the victim inside a house not allowing her to leave and broke her cell phone so she could not call emergency services.  Brown was subsequently arrested for 1^st Degree Aggravated Domestic Assault, Unlawful Restraint and Interfering with Access to Emergency Services.  Per order of the court Brown was lodged at Northwest State Correctional Facility for lack of $15,000 bail and scheduled to appear in Chittenden County Superior Court on 04/14/2021 at 0830 hours.

COURT ACTION: Yes

COURT DATE:  04/14/2021 at 0830 hours

COURT: Chittenden – Criminal

LODGED – LOCATION: Northwest State Correctional Facility

BAIL: $15,000

MUG SHOT: No