STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 26A5004500
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Anthony
Rice
STATION: Derby
Barracks
CONTACT#: (802) 334-8881
DATE/TIME: 8/7/26, approximately 1845 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Area of Barton Village
VIOLATION:
- Aggravated Assault
- Disorderly Conduct
- Criminal Threatening
- Assault on LEO
- Resisting Arrest
ACCUSED: Kyle
Lowe
AGE: 41
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Newport, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On the above date and approximate time, VSP Derby Troopers
were dispatched to several reports of a male brandishing a machete and
threatening passers-by in the area of Main Street in Barton Village. Officers
from the Newport Police Department and Orleans County Sheriff’s Office
responded to assist.
Upon the arrival of law enforcement, the male, later
identified as Lowe, was discovered to have fled into a wooded area near the
Barton River. After a search of the area, Lowe was located on foot near
the river at approximately 1930 hours by a State Trooper and a Newport Police
Officer. Numerous officers responded to the location and attempted to
negotiate with Lowe and after several minutes of de-escalation attempts, he
fled on foot, resulting in a brief foot pursuit into a cornfield near Elm
Street.
As law enforcement closed with Lowe, he turned, attempted to
tackle a pursuing trooper, and was taken into custody after a brief
struggle. No injuries were sustained during the incident.
Lowe was subsequently transported to the VSP Derby Barracks,
where he was processed and ordered without bail by the Court. He was
transported to the Northern State Correctional Facility and is due in court to
answer to the above offenses on Monday.
This investigation is ongoing, and members of the public who
may have encountered Lowe during this incident are asked to contact the State
Police Derby Barracks at (802) 334-8881, reference incident 26A5004500.
COURT ACTION: Lodged
COURT DATE/TIME: 8/10/26, 1230
COURT: Orleans
LODGED - LOCATION: NSCF
BAIL: Held without
MUG SHOT: INCLUDED
*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.
