STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE
POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 25A3007172
RANK/TROOPER FULL
NAME: Trooper Alexis Marciniak
STATION: Berlin
Barracks
CONTACT#:
802-229-9191
DATE/TIME:
10/11/2025 at 10:02 AM
INCIDENT
LOCATION: Loomis Hill Road, Waterbury, Vermont
VIOLATION: 1st
Degree Aggravated Domestic Assault, 2nd Degree Unlawful Restraint
ACCUSED: Tristan
J. Dunster
AGE: 40
CITY, STATE OF
RESIDENCE: Duxbury, Vermont
VICTIM: The
Vermont State Police does not release the names of victims of
sexual assault or
domestic violence.
SUMMARY OF
INCIDENT:
On 10/11/2025, at approximately 10:02 AM, the
Vermont State Police received a report of a domestic disturbance on Loomis Hill
Road in the Town of Waterbury, Washington County, Vermont. Troopers from the
Berlin Barracks arrived on scene, and an investigation revealed that
40-year-old Tristan J. Dunster assaulted a household member and caused them to
fear for their safety. Dunster had left the scene prior to Troopers’ arrival,
and he was unable to be located. After multiple attempts to locate him, Troopers
ultimately found and arrested Dunster for 1st Degree Aggravated
Domestic Assault and 2nd Degree Unlawful Restraint on 10/22/2025
without incident. Dunster was transported to the Berlin Barracks for
processing. He was subsequently lodged at Northeast Regional Correctional
Complex on $5,000 cash bail and given Court-ordered conditions of release. He
was issued a criminal citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court, Washington
County, Criminal Division on 10/23/2025, at 12:30 PM, to answer to the above
charges.
COURT ACTION: Y
COURT DATE/TIME:
10/23/2025 12:30 PM
COURT: Vermont
Superior Court, Washington County, Criminal Division
LODGED -
LOCATION: Northeast Regional Correctional Complex
BAIL: $5,000
MUG SHOT: Y
*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.
