STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 26A3007179
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Detective Sergeant Justin Wagner
STATION: Berlin
CONTACT#: 802-229-9191
DATE/TIME: September 14, 2026 - September 21, 2026
INCIDENT LOCATION: Moretown, VT
VIOLATION(S): Violation of Conditions of Release (x3)
ACCUSED: Joshua Brackett
AGE: 41
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Waitsfield, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
In late-September 2026, Vermont State Police received reports that 41-year-old Joshua Brackett of Waitsfield, VT had violated his active conditions of release while incarcerated at Northeastern Correctional Complex in St. Johnsbury, VT. Brackett was being held at Northeastern Correctional Complex without bail stemming from a September 6, 2026, shooting incident that occurred in Barre Town, VT.
Investigation confirmed that Brackett had two active sets of Court-ordered conditions of release, one stemming from the shooting incident on September 6th, and the other stemming from a separate criminal incident in March of 2026.
Brackett was found to have violated both active sets of conditions of release by contacting (both electronically and via mail) a person he was prohibited from communicating with. He was issued a criminal citation at the Northeastern Correctional Complex and ordered to appear in Washington County Superior Court on October 15, 2026, to answer to the charge of Violation of Conditions of Release.
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT DATE/TIME: October 15, 2026 at 8:30 AM
COURT: Washington County Superior Court – Criminal Division
LODGED - LOCATION: Northeast Correctional Complex (held on prior charge)
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: N/A
*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.
Detective Sergeant Justin Wagner
Vermont State Police - Bureau of Criminal Investigations
A Troop-West | Berlin Barracks
578 Paine Turnpike North, Berlin, VT
Phone: 802-229-9191
