VSP NEWS RELEASE-INCIDENT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE: 26A4010038
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Riley Fenoff
Station: St. Johnsbury Barracks
Contact: 802-748-3111
DATE/TIME: 09/28/2026 at approximately 1808 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Lyndon, Vermont
VIOLATION: Domestic Assault & Criminal Threatening
ACCUSED: Joseph Plante
AGE: 28
CITY, OF RESIDENCE: Lyndon, Vermont
VICTIM: (The Vermont State Police does not release the names
of victims of sexual assault or domestic violence.)
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On 09/28/2026, at approximately 1808 hours, Troopers from
the Vermont State Police St. Johnsbury Barracks were advised of a domestic
altercation on Kate Street in the Town of Lyndon, Vermont. The investigation
determined that Joseph Plante (28) of Lyndon, Vermont had threatened and caused
pain to a family or household member. Plante was placed under arrest and
transported to the Vermont State Police St. Johnsbury Barracks. Plante was
processed and released on a criminal citation to appear in Caledonia County
Superior Court- Criminal Division on 09/29/2026 at 1230 hours.
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT DATE/TIME: 09/29/2026 at 1230
hours
COURT: Caledonia County Superior Court - Criminal Division
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
the arraignment time.
Trooper
Riley Fenoff
Vermont
State Police – St. Johnsbury
1068 US-5
#1
St.
Johnsbury, Vermont 05819
(802)
748-3111