STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#:
26B1008000
TROOPER:
Mengbei
Wang
STATION:
Royalton
Barracks
CONTACT#:
802-234-9933
DATE/TIME:
09/10/2026 at 1519 hours
LOCATION:
Southern State Correctional Facility
VIOLATION:
False Pretenses
ACCUSED:
Chris A. Relation
AGE:
54
CITY,
STATE OF RESIDENCE: Williamstown, VT
SUMMARY
OF INCIDENT: On
09/10/2026, at 1519 hours, the Vermont State Police received a report regarding
the unauthorized use of a bank card by an inmate at Southern State Correctional
Facility. Subsequent investigation revealed that Chris Relation, aged 54,
conducted unauthorized transactions through the victim's bank account,
amounting to over $8,000. Relation, who is currently incarcerated at Northeast
Correctional Complex on an unrelated matter, was issued a citation to appear in
the Windsor County Superior Court for False Pretenses.
COURT
ACTION: Y
COURT
DATE: 12/15/2026 at 0815
hours
COURT:
Windsor
LODGED
– LOCATION: Northeast Correctional Complex
BAIL:
MUG
SHOT: N
Detective Trooper Mengbei Wang
Bureau of Criminal Investigation-Troop B East
Vermont State Police-Royalton Barracks
2011 VT RT 107
Bethel, VT 05032
(802) 234-9933
(802) 722-4690 (FAX)
