Tuesday, January 25, 2022

22SJ000336 - Aggravated Domestic Assault-1st Degree x2 / Aggravated Domestic Assault-2nd Degree / Obstruction of Justice / Interference with Access to Emergency Services / Unlawful Mischief

CASE#: 22SJ000336
OFFICER: Gerrish / Guyer
AGENCY: St. Johnsbury Police Department
CONTACT#: 802-748-2314

DATE/TIME: January 25, 2022 @ 0007
LOCATION: St. Johnsbury, Vermont
VIOLATION: Aggravated Domestic Assault 1st Degree (Serious Bodily Injury), Aggravated Domestic Assault 1st Degree (Prior Aggravated Domestic Assault), Aggravated Domestic Assault 2nd Degree (Violation of Court Order), Obstruction of Justice, Interference with access to Emergency Services, Unlawful Mischief <$1000

ACCUSED: Mark Boutwell (38)
RESIDENCE: St. Johnsbury, Vermont

VICTIM: <WITHHELD>

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

On January 25, 2022 at 0007, the St. Johnsbury Police Department received a complaint of screaming coming from an apartment unit in St. Johnsbury. Responding officers were met by a victim who reported that she was assaulted and strangled by a prior household member. She reported that her phone was smashed as well. After an investigation Mark Boutwell (38) was located by a St. Johnsbury Police Officer and several Vermont State Troopers at an address on Broad Street in Lyndon. Boutwell was arrested. Boutwell was later lodged at the Northern State Correctional Facility in Newport, VT on a hold without bail per the Honorable Court.