Monday, July 26, 2021

21SJ002476 - Disorderly Conduct / Cruelty to a Child

CASE#: 21SJ002476
OFFICER: Gerrish / Sgt. Rivard
AGENCY: St. Johnsbury Police Department
CONTACT#: 802-748-2314

DATE/TIME: July 25, 2021 @ 2009
LOCATION: 17 Eastern Avenue
VIOLATION: Cruelty to a Child, Disorderly Conduct

ACCUSED: Chad R. Pelkey (31)
RESIDENCE: St. Johnsbury, VT

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

The St. Johnsbury Police Department received a complaint of a man causing a disturbance during a showing of Space Jam 2. The caller reported a man was intoxicated, swearing, publicly urinating outside the theater and coming back into the theater with his pants unassembled. Patrol officers found Mr. Pelkey passed out in a chair in the theater. Pelkey was removed from the property and arrested. The 9 year old daughter he was caring for was brought back to the police station and released to her grandmother. Mr. Pelkey was screened by human services and released to a sober adult after being cited for the above crimes. Pelkey will answer the citation in Caledonia Superior Court on September 13, 2021 at 0830.