STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
CASE#: 25B4006825
RANK / TROOPER FULL NAME: Detective Sgt. Henry Alberico, Trooper Craig Roland
STATION: VSP Rutland Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-773-9101
DATE/TIME: Sept. 19, 2025, at approximately 0519 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Nash Drive, Wallingford, Vermont
VIOLATION: 1st Degree Aggravated Domestic Assault, Unlawful Restraint, Burglary
ACCUSED: Rodney Davis
AGE: 62
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Wallingford, Vermont
(The Vermont State Police do not release the names of victims of sexual assault or domestic violence.)
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
As search efforts continued Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, for 62-year-old Rodney Davis of Wallingford, the Vermont State Police Search and Rescue Team located human remains in the woods at about 12:30 p.m. in the vicinity of Davis’ home on Nash Drive. Positive identification was unable to be made.
The body was recovered and will be transported to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington for an autopsy to confirm identity and determine the cause and manner of death.
This investigation remains active and ongoing, and no further information is available at this time.
***Initial news release, 9:50 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, 2025***
On September 19, 2025, troopers from the Vermont State Police – Rutland Barracks were notified of a suspicious incident on Nash Dr in the Town of Wallingford, Vt.
Investigation into the incident indicated that Rodney Davis caused serious injury to a family or household member. When attempting to contact Davis, Troopers learned that he was in possession of a firearm and on foot in the forested area to the East of Nash Dr. in the Town of Wallingford.
Troopers responded to the area and established telephone communication with Davis, who spoke with police though refused to exit the woods. Contact with Davis ended as it is believed that his cellular phone lost power. Police were unable to reestablish communication with Davis and his current location is unknown. Davis is 5’11” and approximately 185 pounds, brown hair and blue eyes. His current attire is unknown.
The Vermont State Police urge anyone with information about the location of Rodny Davis to contact the Rutland State Police Barracks by calling (802) 773-9101.
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