STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 26B3005759
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Benjamin
Prandini
STATION:
Shaftsbury
CONTACT#: (802) 442-5421
DATE/TIME: October 24, 2026, approx. 2057 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Church St, Pownal
VIOLATION: Unlawful trespass; criminal threatening
ACCUSED: Christopher Michael
Myers
AGE: 46
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Pownal, VT
VICTIM #1: Stacey Starkey
AGE: 42
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Pownal, VT
VICTIM #2: David Starkey
AGE: 45
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Pownal, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: At the above date and time, Troopers
responded to a report of threatening. Through investigation, it was determined
that Christopher Michael Myers (46) of Pownal, VT, was trespassing on the
property of, and had threatened, Stacey Starkey (42) and David Starkey (45) of
Pownal, VT. Myers was arrested and processed at the Vermont State Police
Shaftsbury Barracks. He was issued conditions and bail, ordered to appear at
Vermont Superior Court - Bennington Criminal Division on October 26, 2026, at
1230 hours, and was transported to Marble Valley Regional Correctional
Facility.
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT DATE/TIME: October 26, 2026, 1230
hours
COURT: Vermont Superior Court - Bennington Criminal Division
LODGED - LOCATION: Marble Valley Regional Correctional
Facility
BAIL: $2,000
MUG SHOT: Yes
*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.
