VSP News Release-Incident
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 25B2002878
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Ray Domingus
STATION: Royalton Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-234-9933
DATE/TIME: 05/25/2025 17:44 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Tunbridge, Vermont
VIOLATION: Domestic Assault / VCOR
ACCUSED: David L. Smart
AGE: 52
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Tunbridge, Vermont
VICTIM: (The Vermont State Police does not release the names of victims of domestic violence.)
AGE: N/A
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: N/A
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On the above date and time, Vermont State Police responded to a residence for a reported domestic assault. Troopers determined Smart (52) had caused bodily pain and injury to a domestic partner and violated court ordered conditions set forth by the Honorable Judge Heather Gray.
Smart was taken into custody and transported to the Royalton barracks for processing. Smart was given court ordered conditions of release and citied to appear before the Orange County Superior Court Criminal Division to answer for the above charges at a later date and time. Smart was then transported to the Southern State Correctional Facility and held on $1,000 bail.
COURT ACTION: Y
COURT DATE/TIME: 05/27/2025– 1230 hours
COURT: Orange County Superior Court- Criminal Division
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.
Trooper Ray Domingus & K9 Cash
Vermont State Police
Royalton Barracks