Monday, September 28, 2020

20SJ002975 - Violation of an Abuse Prevention Order - 2nd or Subsequent

ST. JOHNSBURY POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE

CASE#: 20SJ002975
OFFICER: Robert Gerrish
CONTACT#: (802)748-2314

DATE/TIME: 08/21/2020 @ 1805 hours
LOCATION: 1270 US Route 5
VIOLATION: Violation of An Abuse Prevention Order (2nd or Subsequent) (Felony)

ACCUSED: Travis Johnson (34)
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: St. Johnsbury, VT

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

On August 21, 2020, the St. Johnsbury Police Department received a complaint about an inmate at the Northeast Regional Correctional Facility attempting to contact a person who he was prohibited from doing so by an abuse prevention order and then utilizing an intermediary to contact the same party on his behalf. After an investigation with substantial assistance from Department of Corrections officers and staff, Travis Johnson was cited for Violation of an Abuse Prevention Order (Felony). Johnson will answer the charge in Caledonia Superior Court on October 26, 2020 @ 10am.