STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 26B3005639
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Benjamin
Prandini
STATION:
Shaftsbury
CONTACT#: (802) 442-5421
DATE/TIME: October 18, 2026, approx. 1715 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Dewey Street, Bennington
VIOLATION: Operating without a driver's license; Resisting
arrest
ACCUSED: Malaki
Barnes
AGE: 19
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Bennington, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: At the above date and time, Troopers
conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. The operator,
identified as Malaki Barnes (19) of Bennington, VT, was found to be in
violation of the criminal offense of operating without a driver's license. When
Troopers attempted to take Barnes into custody, he resisted arrest and fled the
traffic stop in his vehicle. Barnes later turned himself in at the Vermont
State Police Shaftsbury Barracks, where he was processed and issued a citation.
Barnes was ordered to appear at Vermont Superior Court - Bennington Criminal
Division on December 14, 2026, at 0830 hours.
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT DATE/TIME: December 14, 2026, 0830
hours
COURT: Vermont Superior Court - Bennington Criminal Division
LODGED - LOCATION: No
BAIL: No
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.
