An 11-month-old baby boy is in critical condition after an incident last week at the Bradford Motel, according to Vermont State Police.
EMS workers responded to the motel on Route 5 during the early morning hours for an infant that suffered serious injuries.
Taylor Grenier, 29, of Bradford, was arrested yesterday for first degree aggravated assault and cruelty to a child after VSP found that the injuries were the result of “non-accidental abusive trauma.”
She has been detained pending her arraignment. – Journal-Opinion newsletter, www.jonews.com
Repeat Burlington arrestee jailed – The man released after police arrested him for disrupting Mass at a Burlington cathedral Saturday – his second arrest of the day – was jailed Tuesday, August 13 after being arrested for violating his conditions of release.
At 12:41 PM Tuesday,Patrick Ibbotson, 37, was seen exiting the Marketplace Parking Garage in possession of alcohol – a violation of his conditions of release. When Ibbotson heard a cop call his name, he darted into oncoming traffic. Additional officers responded and were able to take Mr. Ibbotson into custody. He was arrested for Violation of Conditions of Release, Unlawful Trespass, Resisting Arrest, and Disorderly Conduct.
Ibbotson was arraigned and then – contrary to previous court appearances – lodged on $100 bail and transported to Northwest State Correctional Facility, with a court date of today, August 14. Burlington police say Ibbotson is also the prime suspect in a felony burglary that took place at Kru Coffee Collective August 12, 2024, after he was last released by the court on August 10.
Arrest for car theft, assault – Jacob Olcott, 31 of West Burke was arrested after police say he stole a car and with it struck three people.
Monday morning at 4 AM, state troopers responded to the report of a stolen vehicle from a Barnet home and the operator fleeing the scene after getting the vehicle stuck in a ditch.
Patrick McWilliams, 68, Niamh Johnston-McWilliams, 24, and Joseph Wray, 24 were struck by the vehicle, owned by Sorcha Johnston-McWilliams, driven by Olcott as he attempted to flee.
Troopers were unable to locate Olcott on scene. Late Tuesday morning, St Johnsbury Probation and Parole contacted VSP St Johnsbury to notify them Olcott was in their lobby. Troopers responded to P&P’s office and took Olcott into custody for Reckless endangerment, Simple Assault, Abuse of Vulnerable Adult, and Operating Without the Owner’s Consent.
Olcott was transported to the St Johnsbury Barracks where he was processed and released with a citation.
Travel trailer overturns – Tuesday evening a travel trailer overturned on 89 North near the Exit 7 exit in Berlin, stopping traffic on I-89 and approaches to freeway entrance ramps.
Police say a Ford F-250 driven by Donovan McDunnah, 25 of Barre was towing a 24 ft. travel trailer. He was driving well below Interstate speeds when the travel trailer began to swing wildly due to an issue with weight distribution. McDunnah was unable to regain control of the travel trailer and it overturned, blocking both northbound lanes.
Interstate 89 north bound was shut down while the crash was investigated and cleaned up. Vermont State Police were assisted on scene by members of the Berlin Fire Department, Barre Town Ambulance and VTrans.