by Timothy Page
Last evening, April 22, a violent incident involving a machete took place in Burlington. The Burlington Police Department promptly responded to a report of a physical altercation. Arriving at the scene officers located two individuals involved in the altercation.
During the investigation, it was discovered that a 41-year-old man named Russell Taylor, hailing from Morristown, had allegedly attempted to strike another person in the head with a machete. In addition, Taylor was found to be in violation of the curfew and had an active arrest warrant.
As a result, Russell Taylor was apprehended by the police and subsequently transported to the Northwest State Correctional Facility. He was denied bail due to the charges of aggravated assault and the outstanding warrant against him.
A check of Taylor’s criminal history reveals a concerning record. In the state of Vermont, he has accumulated a total of 7 failures to appear, 5 violations of court orders, 6 felony charges, 44 misdemeanor charges, 4 assaultive crime charges, 1 assault on an officer charge, and 15 violations of probation/parole charges.
Article written from information provided by BPD police report.