STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
CASE#: 26B4008141
RANK / TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Caden Lockwood
STATION: VSP Rutland
CONTACT#: 802-773-9101
DATE/TIME: About 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026
INCIDENT LOCATION: Poultney, VT
VIOLATION: Domestic assault
ACCUSED: Terry Williams
AGE: 74
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Poultney, VT
VICTIM: (The Vermont State Police does not release the names of victims of sexual assault or domestic violence.)
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
At about 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, troopers from the Vermont State Police Rutland Barracks received a report that a domestic assault had taken place in Poultney.
VSP’s investigation developed probable cause to conclude that Terry Williams, 74, of Poultney had caused pain and injury to a household member one day earlier, Monday, Oct. 26. Williams was taken into custody and transported to the Rutland Barracks for processing. At the conclusion of processing, Williams was jailed at Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility on $500 bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the Criminal Division of Vermont Superior Court in Rutland.
Williams is a Vermont state senator serving Rutland County.
No additional details are available at this time. The affidavit of probable cause will be filed with the court and made public following Williams’ arraignment. Members of the news media should call the criminal court clerk’s office to confirm details of the hearing.
LODGED: YES
LOCATION: Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility
BAIL: $500
MUG SHOT: YES
COURT ACTION: YES
COURT: Vermont Superior Court, Rutland Criminal Division
COURT DATE/TIME: 10-28-26 at 12:30 p.m.
