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Trevor S. Whipple, Chief of Police
SOUTH BURLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
INCIDENT TYPE: Lewd and Lascivious Conduct, Simple Assault, Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest
DATE/TIME: 06/11/2018 10:03 PM
INCIDENT #: 18SB006418
INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Officer Aaron Fay
APPROVING SUPERVISOR: Sergeant Dave MacDonough
PHONE: 846-4111
FAX: 846-4102
BRIEF NARRATIVE: On 06/11/2018 at approximately 10:03 PM multiple South Burlington Police Officers responded to 1214 Williston Road- The Higher Ground for the report of a disturbance. The initial call Officers received stated that a male, later identified as Edmund Harris, 29, of Fairfax, Vermont had touched a female he did not know inappropriately inside the business during a concert. Harris was asked to leave by Higher Ground security staff at which point he became assaultive towards them.
Officers arrived on scene and attempted to place Harris into investigative detention due to his assaultive behavior, however, Harris resisted Officers attempts to do so. Harris was eventually detained and an investigation into the allegations against him ensued.
As a result of their investigation, Officers learned that Harris was intoxicated and approached a female that he
did not know inside the concert venue and touched her inappropriately. When Higher Ground security staff
was notified of this they asked Harris to leave and attempted to escort him into the lobby of the
establishment. Harris refused to cooperate with staff and assaulted a Higher Ground staff member while
creating a disturbance inside the venue. Harris was eventually brought into the lobby of the establishment
where a short time later he came belligerent with staff again and needed to be restrained until the arrival of
the police, at which time he resisted Officers’ efforts to take him into custody.
Harris was subsequently placed under arrest and transported to the South Burlington Police Department for processing. At the discretion of the court, he was given conditions of release and brought to a detox center due to his level of intoxication. Harris is scheduled to appear in court on 06/12/2018 at 0830 hours to answer to the charges of Lewd and Lascivious Conduct, Simple Assault, Disorderly Conduct, and Resisting Arrest.