VSP News Release-Incident
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 25B3003726
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Kyle Stevens
STATION: Shaftsbury Field Station
CONTACT#: 802-442-5421
DATE/TIME: 09/02/25 @ 2225 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: 5148 US RT 7, Dorset, VT
VIOLATION: 2nd Degree Aggravated Domestic Assault
Criminal Threatening
ACCUSED: Mark Johnson
AGE: 43
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Dorset, VT
VICTIM: (The Vermont State Police does not release the names of victims of
sexual assault or domestic violence.)
AGE:
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE:
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On 09/02/25 at approximately 2225 hours Vermont State Police were called to 5148 US RT 7, Dorset, for a Domestic Disturbance.
Troopers later arrived on scene and made contact with the residents at that address and began investigating the incident. During the investigation, Troopers learned Mark Johnson had struck a household member with a wooden kitchen spoon, causing pain as well as leaving a mark on their face.
Investigation also revealed Johnson had threated bodily harm to the same household member via text messages after they had left the scene to get away from the situation.
Johnson was taken into custody for Domestic Assault and Criminal Threatening. The charge of Domestic Assault was later upgraded to Second Degree Aggravated Domestic Assault in accordance with Title 23, VSA 1044, subsection 2 (B), due to previous convictions of Domestic Assault.
Johnson was later ordered to be held without bail by the Honorable Judge Jennifer Barrett and was remanded to the Marble Valley Correctional Facility.
COURT ACTION: Y
COURT DATE/TIME: 09/03/25 at 1230 hours
COURT: Bennington County Superior Court, Criminal Division
LODGED - Yes LOCATION: Marble Valley Correctional Facility
BAIL: Held without bail
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.
