佛蒙特州参议员威廉姆斯涉家暴案10月28日传讯：经律师作无罪答辩，法官撤销保释金附条件释放
佛蒙特州拉特兰县普尔特尼镇消息：佛蒙特州参议员 Terry Williams 涉嫌家暴被捕一案10月28日中午在拉特兰高等法院刑事庭传讯；Williams 经律师 Toni Dutil 作无罪答辩，法官 Alexander Burke 撤销原定的500美元保释金，附条件将其释放，条件包括远离被指控受害的女性。
Williams 现年74岁，住在普尔特尼，共和党籍，代表拉特兰县，自2022年起担任州参议员，目前正竞选连任。据佛蒙特州警方通报，拉特兰营房警员10月27日下午约5时40分接报普尔特尼发生家暴事件，调查认定有合理根据相信 Williams 在10月26日对一名家庭成员造成疼痛和伤害；他随后被带往拉特兰营房处理，并以500美元保释金关押在 Marble Valley 地区惩教所。警方按家暴案件口径未公布受害者姓名。
这项指控目前只是一项指控，Williams 在法院定罪之前被推定无罪。
来源：GSM·美国
Vermont State Senator Williams Arraigned Oct. 28 on Domestic Assault Charge: Pleads Not Guilty Through Counsel, Released Without Bail on Conditions
POULTNEY, Rutland County, Vermont — Vermont state Sen. Terry Williams was arraigned at noon on October 28 in the criminal division of Rutland Superior Court on a domestic assault charge. Through his attorney, Toni Dutil, Williams pleaded not guilty; Judge Alexander Burke vacated the $500 bail previously set and released him on conditions, including staying away from the woman he is accused of harming.
Williams, 74, of Poultney, is a Republican representing Rutland County who has served in the state Senate since 2022 and is currently running for re-election. According to Vermont State Police, troopers from the Rutland barracks responded at about 5:40 p.m. on October 27 to a report of a domestic disturbance in Poultney and determined there was probable cause to believe Williams had caused pain and injury to a family member on October 26; he was processed at the Rutland barracks and held at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility on $500 bail. Police did not release the victim's name, consistent with their practice in domestic violence cases.
The charge is currently only an allegation, and Williams is presumed innocent unless convicted in court.
Source: GSM News
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