by FYIVT.com

Firearms ran through this week’s reports: a man police say pointed a gun at troopers in Wardsboro, an armed robbery in Highgate, a brandished firearm in Readsboro, and a Williston police officer’s shooting of a driver that is now under state investigation. In Burlington, a man is being held without bail on a second-degree murder charge, and troopers pulled two wrong-way drivers off the interstates in one weekend.

Addison: Scott A. Cousino, 62, of Bristol, was cited for DUI #1 after troopers say they observed signs of impairment on Notch Road in New Haven on Oct. 9. He is due in Addison County Superior Court, Criminal Division, on Nov. 9. Read more

State Police are asking for information about a burglary on the morning of Oct. 11 at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum on Basin Harbor Road in Ferrisburgh. According to the release, the donations box, holding approximately $1,000, and an Apple iPad were stolen. Tips go to Trooper Gabriel Schrauf at 802-388-4919. Read more

Bennington: Damion T. Stratton, 27, of Bennington, faces charges of aggravated assault, two counts of criminal threatening, reckless endangerment and false swearing after what State Police describe as a dispute in Readsboro early on Oct. 7 that resulted in a firearm being brandished. Investigators say Stratton “had caused fear of bodily harm to multiple residents” and presented a deadly weapon to another person. He was lodged at Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility on $50,000 bail with a court date of Oct. 12 in Bennington Criminal Division. Read more

Aiden Bimmler, 24, of Readsboro, is charged with sexual assault and first-degree aggravated domestic assault in a separate State Police release. Troopers say their investigation revealed Bimmler “had sexually assaulted and caused bodily harm to a domestic partner” in Readsboro. He was held without bail at Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility pending arraignment in Vermont Superior Court, Bennington Criminal Division. Read more

John K. Richardson, 41, of Rupert, is charged with sexual assault and domestic assault in connection with an Aug. 2 incident in Rupert. Detectives with the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations say they developed probable cause after being notified of a reported sexual assault. Richardson was held without bail at Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility ahead of an Oct. 13 appearance in Bennington Criminal Division. Read more

Jeffrey D. Pierce, 63, of Pownal, was cited for DUI, leaving the scene of an accident and negligent operation after a crash on Ladd Road in Pownal on the night of Oct. 10. Police say his vehicle travelled off the road, striking a guardrail and trees; Pierce was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. He is due in Bennington Criminal Division on Dec. 21. Read more

Troopers are looking for whoever forced entry into the Bank of Bennington ATM at 1307 VT Route 7A in Shaftsbury sometime between the evening of Oct. 10 and 8 a.m. Oct. 12 and took numerous items. No suspect has been identified; contact Trooper Jared Lacoste at 802-442-5421. Read more

Also in Shaftsbury, an abandoned silver 1997 Jeep Cherokee found on Church Street on Oct. 12 turned out to have been stolen from Bennington Chevrolet on the evening of Oct. 10, according to State Police. The case is open; contact Trooper Jason Danielsen at 802-442-5421. Read more

Caledonia: Michelle Bachand, 40, of Lyndon, was cited for DUI #1, gross negligent operation, negligent operation and reckless endangerment after State Police received numerous calls about erratic operation on I-93 northbound in Waterford on Oct. 12. Troopers say they found the vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes. She is due in Caledonia Superior Court on Nov. 2. Read more

Amanda Takemoto, 71, of Newport Center, was cited for DUI #2 following a traffic stop on I-91 North in Sheffield on Oct. 12. She is due in the Caledonia Criminal Division on Oct. 26. Read more

Charlie Mosher, 59, of Lyndon, was cited for DUI #1 after a motor vehicle stop at US Route 5 and South Wheelock in Lyndon on Oct. 7. He is due in Caledonia County Superior Court on Oct. 26. Read more

Troopers clocked a vehicle on I-91 at mile marker 118 in Barnet at 116 mph by radar late on Oct. 10. Nadeem Jaheer, 23, of Leesburg, Virginia, was released on a citation for excessive speed. Read more

Chittenden: Bal Khadka, 44, of Burlington, pleaded not guilty Oct. 13 to second-degree murder in the death of his wife and is being held without bail. Police say she was found unresponsive at the couple’s South Champlain Street home on the morning of Oct. 10 and was pronounced dead at the hospital the next evening. According to court documents and police, Khadka beat her with a flashlight while children were in the home. Read more

Taylor Chagnot, 29, of Windham, Connecticut, faces charges of DUI, grossly negligent operation, attempting to elude and reckless endangerment after State Police say a wrong-way driver traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-89 in Williston at midnight Oct. 11 crashed into a State Police cruiser. Chagnot was held at Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility on $1,000 bail with an Oct. 13 court date. Read more

State Police are investigating an Oct. 8 shooting on Vermont Route 2A in Williston, where Williston Police Officer Ethan Favreau shot a 52-year-old driver at about 4:50 a.m. According to State Police, the driver had approached a road hazard, reported as wires down across Route 2A, where Williston officers were working in the roadway. The man was treated at UVM Medical Center for a gunshot wound to the hip and released; Favreau is on paid administrative leave. No charges have been filed, and VSP says the case will go to the Attorney General’s Office and the county state’s attorney for independent review. Read more

Essex: The Essex County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the driver of a white box truck that struck a 71-year-old pedestrian standing beside a guardrail on Vermont Route 114 in Canaan, near Wallace Pond, at about 1:15 p.m. Oct. 12. The truck, traveling westbound, did not stop. The man was taken to Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital. Canaan and Norton residents with camera footage of a white box truck in the area are asked to call 802-334-8881, ext. 3. Read more

Franklin: Joshua Reynolds, 35, of Highgate, is charged with assault and robbery and reckless endangerment after State Police say a man entered a store at 3108 VT Route 78 in Highgate on the evening of Oct. 9 with a firearm and demanded money from the cash register. Troopers located and arrested Reynolds after an investigation. He was held without bail at Northwest State Correctional Facility ahead of an Oct. 13 appearance in Franklin County Superior Court. Read more

Kelly Bickings, 45, faces charges of domestic assault, assault of a protected professional with bodily fluids and resisting arrest after troopers responded to a domestic disturbance on Main Street in Fairfax on Oct. 11. Police say Bickings caused bodily injury to a household member, then assaulted a protected professional with bodily fluids and resisted while being taken into custody. Bickings was lodged on $200 bail. Read more

Kyrsten St. Martin, 35, of Berkshire, was located by troopers at an address on Hardwood Hill Road in Berkshire on Oct. 8 on an active cite-and-release warrant on a felony forgery charge. She was issued a citation to appear in Chittenden County Criminal Court on Oct. 9. Read more

Orleans: Hunter Uhlendorff, 33, of Troy, is charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated domestic assault after a reported domestic dispute on South Pleasant Street in Troy late on Oct. 7. Troopers say Uhlendorff “attempted to cause serious bodily injury to multiple household members.” He was held without bail at Northern State Correctional Facility. Read more

Lucian Mason, 46, of Glover, is charged with aggravated assault after an argument that began inside a business on Main Street in Orleans village on the morning of Oct. 7 and continued outside. Troopers say Mason drew a knife and allegedly attempted to stab another man, who received a minor cut to his hand. Mason was held at Northern State Correctional Facility on $1,000 bail. Read more

Ezra Bartlett, 22, of Barton, is charged with domestic assault and interference with access to emergency services after an incident on Glover Road in Barton on Oct. 9. According to State Police, Bartlett “caused pain and placed a household member in fear for their life” and restricted the household member’s ability to call for help. He was lodged on $200 bail. Read more

Rutland: Shane Goodrich, 35, of Rutland, pleaded not guilty Oct. 9 to a felony burglary charge and was ordered held for lack of $20,000 bail. Police say store owners watching live security footage reported a break-in at Camille’s Experienced Clothing on the night of Oct. 8, and officers found a damaged door and Goodrich inside. Read more

Natalie Zilski, 31, of Rutland City, was arrested for unlawful trespass and resisting arrest after troopers were called to a family fight on Barnes Street in West Rutland on Oct. 12. Police say she was in violation of a trespass notice and refused to leave. She was lodged at Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility on $1,000 bail. Read more

Nathen M. Sheldon, 38, of Rutland Town, was cited Oct. 8, through his attorney, for unlawful trespass into an occupied dwelling. Rutland Town Police say Sheldon entered an occupied residence in Rutland Town on Oct. 1 that he was neither licensed nor privileged to enter. He remains incarcerated on separate charges. Read more

State Police responded Oct. 9 to a reported threat of violence targeting Otter Valley Union High School in Brandon, which was not in normal session due to an in-service day. Police say they found no information to suggest the threat is credible and characterized it as a swatting call. Read more

Washington: Ryan Hanafin, 22, waived extradition Oct. 9 during a virtual hearing in Washington County, where he was processed as a fugitive from justice. Massachusetts authorities accuse him of shooting and killing his 49-year-old mother in Reading, Massachusetts. State Police arrested him without incident during a motor vehicle stop on the Sugarbush Access Road in Warren on Oct. 8. Read more

Brenda Goss, 62, of Stowe, was arrested on suspicion of DUI and cited for DUI refusal after a traffic stop on Stowe Street in Waterbury late on Oct. 12. She is due in Washington County Superior Court on Oct. 29. Read more

Siddhant Singh, 27, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, was cited for excessive speed after troopers say they observed his vehicle at 109 mph on I-89 North in Berlin on Oct. 11. Read more

Windham: Anthony Smith, 39, of Wardsboro, is charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment after troopers say he pointed a firearm at responding units on Vermont Route 100 in Wardsboro late on Oct. 7 and barricaded himself inside the residence. The State Police Tactical Services Unit and Crisis Negotiation Unit were called in, and Smith surrendered without incident at about 6:50 a.m. Route 100 was closed overnight. He was held without bail and brought to Windham County Superior Court. Read more

Joshua M. Jones, 30, of Wardsboro, was arrested for violating his conditions of release on Townshend Dam Road in Wardsboro on the night of Oct. 9. He was lodged at Southern State Correctional Facility on $500 bail. Read more

Timothy G. Ellis, 53, of Vernon, faces charges of eluding a law enforcement officer, operating with a criminally suspended license and violation of conditions of release. The Windham County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy stopped his red Ford Focus near Route 142 and Governor Hunt Road on Oct. 8 and Ellis accelerated rapidly and fled; he was later found at his residence and arrested. He was released on a citation. Read more

Windsor: Khristian K. Windsor, 23, of Quechee, faces charges of resisting arrest, unlawful mischief and fugitive from justice after Woodstock Police responded Oct. 10 to a disturbance at Kedron Valley Veterinary Clinic in Woodstock. Staff told police he was caught attempting to steal hypodermic needles. Police say an extraditable warrant out of Lebanon, New Hampshire turned up, and Windsor became combative, resisted arrest and damaged a cruiser. He was cited to appear Dec. 1. Read more

Katherine J. Perkinson, 52, of Pomfret, was cited on suspicion of DUI after police say her vehicle crossed into the opposing lane and struck a utility pole at 427 River Street in Woodstock on the evening of Oct. 10. She is due in the Windsor Criminal Division on Oct. 27. Read more

Justin Connors, 45, of Hartford, was cited for DUI and criminal driving with a suspended license after a stop on US Route 4 in Hartford just after midnight Oct. 8. Troopers say they observed the vehicle traveling 60 mph in a 40 mph zone, and that he had a license criminally suspended for a prior DUI conviction. Read more

Thomas Bresee, 21, of Northfield, was cited for DUI after troopers were called to a vehicle off the roadway on I-89 near mile marker 23 in Royalton early Oct. 8. He is due in Windsor County Criminal Court on Nov. 10. Read more

Vermont State Police: Seecharran Anirude, 45, of Queens, New York, was taken into custody and cited for excessive speed and negligent operation after troopers say radar confirmed his vehicle in excess of 120 mph in a posted 65 mph zone on I-89 South near mile marker 28 on the evening of Oct. 10. He is due in Orange County Superior Court on Dec. 2. Read more

11 of Vermont’s fourteen counties reported verifiable criminal activity this week.

To the troopers who worked the Wardsboro barricade until dawn, the deputies and officers chasing down plates and tips, the negotiators who brought a barricade to a quiet end, and the dispatchers who kept the calls moving — thank you. Most of what you do never makes a headline. It’s noticed anyway.

By the numbers

Vermont booked 106 people into Department of Corrections custody or supervision in the seven days of October 6 through 12 — down from 141 the week before. As of the state’s latest update, 830 people are detained in a Vermont facility awaiting trial. Live counts, the daily intake log, and a person lookup are in The Booking Log, which queries the state’s own data directly.