Four ‘youthful offenders’ from Massachusetts were taken into custody in a multi-agency raid Sunday, March 23 after Montpelier police found a male covered with blood on Berlin Street, the Montpelier Police Department said on March 24 Facebook post.
At about 5 AM, MPD responded to a report of ‘a distressed male covered in blood on Berlin Street” who said he had fled from an apartment at 21 Hebert Road after being threatened with a firearm by several people.
Fearing for his safety, the victim escaped through a window, sustaining injuries in the process.
Officers later watched the home as the Berlin Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that had visited the location. The occupants admitted to purchasing drugs from the apartment and the operator was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI-Drugs.
Based on the ongoing investigation, MPD requested a search warrant for the residence as evidence suggested possible illegal drug activity, reckless endangerment, and an alleged aggravated assault.
A Vermont Superior Court Judge granted the warrant which was executed by the Central Vermont Emergency Response Unit with the assistance of officers from MPD, Capitol PD, Berlin PD, and Northfield PD.
Four youthful offenders from Massachusetts were taken into custody. Two of the youthful offenders were 15 years of age, one was 17 years of age, and one was 18 years of age.
A firearm was seized from the residence as a result of the search warrant.
The investigation is ongoing, MPD said.