VSP News Release-Incident
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 26B3002496
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Benjamin Prandini
STATION: Shaftsbury
CONTACT#: (802) 442-5421
DATE/TIME: May 18, 2026, 0037 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: River Road, Manchester
VIOLATION: DUI #3
ACCUSED: Edison Apuhango
AGE: 49
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Manchester, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On May 18, 2026, at approximately 0037 hours, on River Road in Manchester, VT, Troopers observed a vehicle with an expired registration. A traffic stop was conducted and the operator, identified as Edison Apuhango (49) of Manchester, VT, was arrested on suspicion of DUI - Drugs. He was processed at the Vermont State Police Shaftsbury Barracks. He was ordered to appear in Vermont Superior Court - Bennington Criminal Division on July 13, 2026, at 0830 hours.
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT DATE/TIME: July 13, 2026, 0830 hours
COURT: Vermont Superior Court - Bennington 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.
