Details: CASE#: 21A402016
DATE/TIME: 05/08/21 0330 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Groton, VT
VIOLATION: Burglary, Unlawful Mischief
ACCUSED: Jason Cook
AGE: 35
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Corinth, VT
VICTIM: Erin & Brent Darling
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Groton, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On 05/08/21, at approximately 0330 hours, VSP St. Johnsbury responded to an active break in at a residence on Powder Spring Road, in Groton, VT. The male, later identified as Jason Cook, entered the residence and kicked another door into the residence. The homeowners who were home at the time of the break in, advised they were armed and made it known to Cook. Cook then fled the house on foot before Troopers arrived. The homeowners said they did not know who he was and they caught him with video surveillance. On 05/19/21, Cook was located and arrested in Newport, VT, for unrelated warrants and is being held at the Northwest Correctional Facility. |