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St Albans Barracks/Third Degree Arson

STATE OF VERMONT

 

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

 

VERMONT STATE POLICE

 

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

               

 

CASE#: 21A201427

 

TROOPER:  Andrew Underwood                                

 

STATION: St Albans Barracks                   

 

CONTACT#: 802-524-5993

 

 

DATE/TIME: April 28, 2021 / 10:42 PM

 

LOCATION: 968 Ellsworth Road, Fletcher

 

VIOLATION: Third Degree Arson

 

 

ACCUSED: Wayne Butchino                                                                                         

 

AGE: 24

 

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Fairfax, VT

 

 

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On April 28, 2021, at 10:42 PM Vermont State Police responded to 968 Ellsworth Road in Fletcher for a report of a car fire. Upon arrival Troopers met with the Fairfax Fire Department and observed a vehicle in the driveway that had sustained fire damage from what appeared to be a plastic bottle containing gasoline that had been poured on the windshield and hood before being ignited. A passerby had alerted the homeowner of the fire and it was quickly extinguished. The vehicle sustained significant damage to the exterior.  

 

 

The investigation led to an ex-boyfriend of the vehicle owner. On May 30, 2021, Wayne Butchino, Age 23 of Fairfax, was arrested and charged with Third Degree Arson. Butchino was lodged at the Northwest Correction Center.  

 

 

 

COURT ACTION: Y

 

COURT DATE: May 3, 2021           

 

COURT: Franklin Superior

 

LODGED – LOCATION:    NWSCF

 

BAIL: $1,000.00

 

MUG SHOT: Y

 

Trooper Andrew Underwood

Vermont State Police-St Albans

140 Fisher Pond Road

St Albans, VT 05478

802-524-5993