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September 29, 2025

VSP BCI Troop B West - New Haven / Sexual Assault

VSP News Release-Incident

 

STATE OF VERMONT

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

VERMONT STATE POLICE

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

CASE#: 25B5001857

RANK/TROOPER: Detective Trooper Ryan Normile

STATION: BCI Troop B West – New Haven                   

CONTACT#: 802-388-4919

 

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 04/26/25 at approximately 2300 hours

INCIDENT LOCATION: Ferrisburgh, VT

 

VIOLATION: Sexual Assault

 

ACCUSED: Laurent Lussier                                              

AGE: 56

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Middlebury, VT

 

VICTIM(S): (The Vermont State Police does not release the names of victims of

sexual offenses or domestic violence.)

 

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:        

 

On April 27, 2025, Detectives with the Vermont State Police received a report of an assault that occurred on April 26, 2025, in the town of Ferrisburgh. Investigation revealed that Laurent Lussier, 56, of Middlebury, VT, had non-consensual sexual contact with an adult female. On September 29, 2025, Lussier was taken into custody and transported to the New Haven Barracks for processing. At the conclusion of processing, Lussier was arraigned at the Addison County Superior Court, Criminal Division and conditionally released to appear at a later date.

 

COURT ACTION: Yes

COURT DATE/TIME: Pending            

COURT: Addison County Superior Court, Criminal Division

LODGED - LOCATION: N/A

BAIL: N/A

MUG SHOT: Included

 

 

*Please note: court date and time are subject to change at the discretion of the court. Please call the criminal court clerk to confirm arraignment time.