STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
CASE#: 24A4002185
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Detective Trooper Mark Pohlman
STATION: Vermont State Police Bureau of Criminal
Investigation Troop A East - St. Johnsbury
CONTACT#: 802-748-3111
DATE/TIME: 3:22 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, 2024
INCIDENT LOCATION: Avenue A, St. Johnsbury, Vermont
INCIDENT TYPE: Stabbing
ACCUSED No. 1: Michael John
AGE: 29
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: No fixed address
VIOLATIONS: Aggravated assault, assault and robbery
ACCUSED No. 2: Brandi Whittemore
AGE: 31
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: St. Johnsbury
VIOLATIONS: Aiding in the commission of a felony (2 counts)
ACCUSED No. 3: Gary Audas
AGE: 51
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Lyndonville
VIOLATION: Accessory after the fact
VICTIM: Alan Tanguay
AGE: 32
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: St. Johnsbury, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
The Vermont State Police has made three arrests in
connection with a stabbing that left a St. Johnsbury man with serious injuries.
The victim is identified as Alan
Tanguay, 32, of St. Johnsbury. He remains hospitalized Wednesday morning at Dartmouth
Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, where his condition is
reported to be stable.
The three suspects are identified as follows:
·
Michael John, 29, who has no fixed
address but resides mostly in northeastern Vermont, on charges of aggravated
assault, and assault and robbery.
·
Brandi Whittemore, 31, of St. Johnsbury,
on two counts of aiding in the commission of a felony.
·
Gary Audas, 51, of Lyndonville, on a
charge of accessory after the fact.
All three were arrested following a motor vehicle stop early
Wednesday morning, March 27, 2024, on Interstate 91 in Barnet, after VSP’s
investigation into the stabbing identified the suspects and a vehicle they were
believed to be driving. Audas, John and Whittemore were taken into custody
without incident and brought to the St. Johnsbury Barracks for processing. They
are scheduled to be arraigned at 1 p.m. in the Criminal Division of Vermont
Superior Court in St. Johnsbury.
According to the Vermont State Police’s investigation, the
stabbing occurred as a result of a drug-related dispute.
No additional details are currently available. The affidavit
of probable cause will be filed with the court and made public following the
suspects’ arraignments. Members of the media should contact the Criminal Court
Clerk’s Office to confirm details of the hearing.
***Initial news release, 6:15
p.m. Tuesday, March 26, 2024***
The Vermont State Police is investigating a stabbing that
occurred early Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in St. Johnsbury and left a 32-year-old
man with life-threatening injuries. Police received a report just after 3:20
a.m. Tuesday about the incident, which occurred in the area of Avenue A and New
Boston Road. Responding troopers located a victim who had been stabbed multiple
times. He was transported to Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St.
Johnsbury and subsequently transferred to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in
Lebanon, New Hampshire. His condition was reported to be stable as of early Tuesday
evening.
No one is currently in custody. Initial investigation
indicates this was an isolated incident, and there is no indication of a threat
to the general public. The victim’s name is being withheld at this time pending
further investigation and notification of relatives.
Anyone with information that could assist detectives on this
case is asked to call the Vermont State Police’s St. Johnsbury Barracks at 802-748-3111,
or leave an anonymous tip online at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
No further information is currently available. The Vermont
State Police will provide updates as the investigation continues.
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