Arrest made in felony assault case with multiple victims
By Guy Page
Many members of Montpelier’s homeless population were injured in a fight behind a church Saturday night.
Montpelier Police responded about 5:40 PM Saturday, March 28 to the Christ Church, located at 64 State St. for the report of an active physical altercation in the back parking lot.
Officers located multiple members of the unhoused population who had been injured during the assault. Police say the cause of the disturbance and dominant aggressor was Solomon Valle, unhoused of Barre.
Valle had fled the area prior to police arrival. Valle was located walking near the scene a short time later and was arrested by MPD officers.
Valle was subsequently lodged at the Northeast Regional Correctional Facility by Probation and Parole due to his alleged actions being in violation of his probation conditions. Valle was cited to appear in the Washington County Superior Court on Monday to answer to the crimes of Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault, and Disorderly Conduct.
This isn’t Valle’s first run-in with the law.
Valle, then 25, was reportedly homeless when he attacked a woman and tried to ripped off her pants in 2019 in Plainfield, according to police and media reports. He also had a retail theft arrest.
The Montpelier Bridge last September reported the city paid the church last year to defray expenses for the homeless encampment behind the church:
“Montpelier’s City Council agreed to pay Christ Episcopal Church $600 per month, for three months, to defray the costs of allowing an encampment on their property. This unexpected quick decision happened during the Sept. 10 council meeting. It came following a presentation of the homelessness situation continuing to develop in downtown Montpelier from the perspective of a local church.”
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Christ is knocking on their door, but they won’t answer. Too bad, he could heal them, they could know somebody does love them and what true love is.
When we become dependent, we get freedom, freedom for joyful obedience.
The rebellious route doesn’t work well, proven many times over, and here again.
May God’s grace and mercy shine on his people, might they answer the knock, I ask in Jesus name.
Contrary to the belief that encampments are inherently safe, they can be dangerous places where residents face theft, assault, and, in some cases, targeted violence. When violent acts are allowed to occur, they often recur. Some church leaders have reported being “under siege” due to open drug use, theft, and garbage on their property, creating a “triangle of trouble” in neighborhoods. Moreover, homeless individuals, particularly women and those residing on the street, have a higher likelihood of experiencing physical or sexual assault. Churches attempting to provide aid too may face danger while managing a facility, as seen in cases where churches have felt forced to close operations due to unsafe situations, such as used needles and threats to the public. Churches risk liability too for injuries or criminal activity occurring on their property, because they’re requires to exercise “reasonable care” for safety. Church-led initiatives to house people on their property can result in conflicts with municipal governments over zoning laws and operating permits as well. The accumulation of trash, needles, and increased fire risk can turn churches from community gathering points into areas that neighbors avoid.Churches and surrounding property owners may be forced to install security fencing and increased surveillance too.
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The moonbat media (VTDigger, VermontPublic, WCAX) will soon be expected to agree to stop describing the domicile status of the subjects in situations like this so as to avoid any vicious stereotypes about free range humans. There are those like suspect Mr.Valle who believe that if they choose to live outside of conventional situations, that they also may choose to live outside of the law. Fortunately, the long arm of the law interceded, soon to be followed by the revolving door of the law. In Vermont, the long arm of the law gets caught in and mangled in the revolving door of the law.
Vermont doesn’t have facilities to hold violent repeat offenders deemed to be mentally ill. Until these individuals can be removed from the streets and incarcerated, such violent events will continue to occur. Not sure why the state hasn’t gotten a handle on this.
One harvests what one plants, PERIOD, END OF SENTENCE, STOP! This guy will one day be faced with the harvest of the crop he planted. If someone guns him down before he realizes his need for repentance, it will be nobody’s fault but his own. End of story. May he soon find the grace available to us all.
Oh no — state money for a church!! How did that happen? lol
I have run into this crowd at this church. I spent an hour chatting with them a few years ago. The topic was their passionate objection to suboxone as a dependency-creating boondoggle. They were nice people, I guess Valle wasn’t there….
Spiritual deliverance resides in Christ…Deviant media leads the ignorant into the eternal abyss.