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June 11, 2025

Prohibited Person Possessing a Firearm / St Albans Barracks

VSP News Release-Incident
 
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
 
NEWS RELEASE
       
CASE#:25A2003598
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Andrew Underwood                       
STATION: St Albans Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-524-5993
 
DATE/TIME: June 11, 2025 / 1700 hours
LOCATION: River Street, Richford
VIOLATION: Prohibited person in possession of a firearm
 
ACCUSED: Catlin Passonno, age 38 of Richford
 
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
 
On June 11, 2025, at 1700 hours, Vermont State Police St Albans barrack executed a search warrant on River Street in Richford. The Vermont State Police had a received a previous complaint and determined that Catlin Passonno, age 38 of Richford, was a prohibited person in possession of firearms. Eight firearms were seized in the search warrant. Passonno was later located, processed and released on a citation to appear at the Franklin County Superior court.
 
 
COURT ACTION: Y
COURT DATE: July 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
COURT: Franklin
MUG SHOT: Y
 
 
 
 
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Trooper Andrew Underwood (222)

Vermont State Police

St. Albans Barracks

(802)524-5993

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