STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 24B1002320
Detective Trooper Brandon
Groh
STATION: Bureau of Criminal Investigation – Westminster
CONTACT#: (802) 722-4600
DATE/TIME: December 2023
INCIDENT LOCATION: Weathersfield, VT
VIOLATION: Cruelty to a Child, Domestic Assault
ACCUSED: Rachelle M. Shafer
AGE: 27
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Newport, NH
VICTIM: (The Vermont State Police does not release the names of
victims of
sexual assault or domestic violence.)
AGE:
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Windsor, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
The Vermont State Police were notified that a child was neglected
in the Town of Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont. Subsequent investigation
revealed that Rachelle M. Shafer of Newport, New Hampshire neglected a child,
and caused bodily injury. She was cited to appear before the Vermont Superior
Court, Windsor Criminal Division, to answer to the above charges.
COURT ACTION: YES
COURT DATE/TIME: 06/04/2024 at 8:00 AM
COURT: Vermont Superior Court, Windsor Criminal Division
LODGED-LOCATION: N/A
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: ATTACHED
*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 Trooper Brandon Groh
Vermont State Police
Westminster Barracks
1330 Westminster Heights Road
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 722-4600