Two Vermont State Police troopers pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor reckless endangerment charge after one of them fired a bean bag round from a shotgun against a man who was allegedly acting irrationally.
During the brief hearing in Vermont Superior Court in Brattleboro, the attorneys for Sgt. Ryan Wood and Trooper Zachary Trocki entered the pleas on their behalf. Both men were then released on their own recognizance.
“If you believe there are facts not contained in your affidavit that I should consider and that would warrant a reconsideration of probable cause as to the simple assault charge, happy to do that,” Hayes said. “Under Vermont law, every person has a right to be free from excessive use of force by officers acting under authority of the State,” said the news release from the attorney general’s office. were sent to a location in the southern Vermont town of Newfane on June 17, 2022, where a man was reportedly acting irrationally and causing damage. The state police troopers’ union says that when the troopers arrived, they found a man with a handheld saw on an elevated area at the back of the house.
The man can be heard saying, “Help,” the affidavit said. He then got down on his knees and crawled to the edge, where he slipped and fell more than 10 feet , suffering a significant head injury.
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