Crime
Vermont State Police Log: Man cited for domestic assault
VERGENNES — Vermont State Police are investigating a drowning that occurred in Lake Champlain — offshore from the Basin Harbor Club in Vergennes — Tuesday night, June 24.
Police received a report at about 9:25 p.m. that a 20-year-old man who had been swimming in the lake had gone under the water and had not resurfaced. Responding crews located the man in the water and brought him to shore. Lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at about 10:10 p.m.
Police at press time had not released the man’s name, pending notification of next of kin.
The man’s body was taken to the Vermont Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.
There are no indications this incident is suspicious, police said.
In addition to state police, responders to the incident included Addison, Charlotte, Ferrisburgh and Vergennes firefighters; and the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad.
Based on press releases issued by the VSP’s New Haven Barracks during the past week, state police also:
• Cited Aaron D. Clements, 33, who state police said is a transient, for domestic assault, after responding to a report of an altercation near the intersection of Routes 7 and 17 in New Haven at around 10:38 p.m. on June 21.
Through their investigation, troopers are alleging that Clements “caused bodily injury to a household member.”
Clements was taken into custody for domestic assault and subsequently lodged at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility for lack of $25,000 bail.
• Cited Steven Barrera, 26, of Vergennes, for driving under the influence and operating with a criminally suspended license, following an investigation of a one-vehicle crash off Lapham Bay Road in Shoreham at around 11:10 p.m. on June 21. State police at the scene found an injured Barrera and noted his 2009 Chevy had collided with a utility pole.
Further investigation determined Barrera was impaired, according to state police. Barrera was taken to UVM Medical Center for treatment of “suspected serious injuries.”
• Cited Brittany L. Fitzgerald, 34, of Rutland City, for impersonating another in an application; and Alexis Lynne Fitzgerald, 26, also of Rutland City, for violation of her conditions of release, following a traffic stop at the intersection of Route 7 and Little Chicago Road in Ferrisburgh at around 5:45 p.m. on June 10.
During the stop, state troopers said they discovered Brittany Fitzgerald had allegedly registered a vehicle using a name that wasn’t her own. Brittany Fitzgerald wasn’t in the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop but was later found and cited, according to VSP.
Further investigation revealed that Alexis Lynne Fitzgerald — allegedly the driver at the time of the stop — had violated her court ordered conditions of release at the time of the stop, according to state police.
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