HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/17/2018 - Aggravated Assault - 18SB007894
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Trevor S. Whipple, Chief of Police
SOUTH BURLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Phone: 846-4111 INCIDENT #: 18SB007894
Fax #: 846-4102 INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Officer Crispin
DATE/TIME: July 17, 2018, 1940 hours
INCIDENT TYPE: Aggravated Assault
On July 17, 2018 at about 1940 hours, off duty police officers found a man semi-conscious near Interstate 89
and Williston Road. The victim had lacerations on his head and stated he had been assaulted with a hatchet in the wooded area behind Market Street in South Burlington. The victim was subsequently transported to UVM Medical center where he was treated and released with non-life-threatening injuries.
The scene of the incident was determined to be a homeless camp in the wooded area next to Market Street. Witnesses at the scene were interviewed and investigation determined Dylan Robar (28 years of age from Richmond, VT) was responsible. Robar fled the area and was not located until July 21, 2018.
Robar was subsequently lodged at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Center and is scheduled to appear at Chittenden Superior Court on Monday, July 23, 2018 to answer to the charge of Aggravated Assault.