CASE#: 24SJ000928
OFFICER: Corporal George Johnson
AGENCY: St. Johnsbury Police Department
CONTACT#: 802-748-2314
DATE/TIME: 03/25/2024 2021 hours
LOCATION: Portland Street St. Johnsbury
VIOLATION: 1st Degree Aggravated Domestic Assault, Habitual Offender and having an active warrant.
ACCUSED: Scott Mason
AGE: 37
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: ST Johnsbury
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On 3/25/2024 at approximately 2021 hours, a female who was reportedly pregnant came into the St. Johnsbury Police Department. This female had a highly visible and pronounce and painful looking black eye. The female reported that Scott Mason had punched her multiple times in the face causing the black eye and did so in front of her 3 year old child. Scott had a prior conviction for domestic assault making this 1st Degree Aggravated Domestic Assault.
Scott has 6 prior Felony convictions to include 2 convictions of Aggravated Assault, a conviction of Depressant/Stimulant/Narcotic-Sale < 100x Dose, a conviction of Accessory Before the Fact (Assault & Robbery) and 2 felony convictions of Burglary make him eligible for Habitual offender for this new offense.
At this time Scott also had an active warrant out of Essex for 26 counts of Forgery – utter/publish an instrument (felony).
I searched and then located Scott who was operating a vehicle on Railroad Street. I arrested Scott for 1st Degree Aggravated Domestic Assault and Habitual Offender and for the active warrant. Judge Michael Kainen ordered Scott held without bail. I later transported Scott to the Correctional facility.
