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