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A judge has failed to find probable cause for charges of simple assault against two Vermont troopers.

BENNINGTON – A superior court judge dismissed a simple assault charge Tuesday against a veteran state trooper after ruling the Vermont Attorney’s General’s office was involved in misconduct by failing

BENNINGTON — A superior court judge has dismissed a simple assault charge against a veteran state trooper after ruling the Vermont Attorney’s General’s Office was involved in misconduct by failing

BENNINGTON — The charge of simple assault against suspended Vermont State Trooper Robert Zink was dismissed in Bennington County Superior Court on Tuesday morning.

BENNINGTON — The charge of simple assault against suspended Vermont State Trooper Robert Zink was dismissed in Bennington County Superior Court on Tuesday morning.

Trooper Robert Zink was accused of using excessive force against a person being arrested in February 2021. A judge threw out the case Tuesday morning as jurors were preparing to assemble.

Trooper Robert Zink was facing a misdemeanor charge of simple assault for using excessive force against a person being arrested in February 2021.

Zink was facing a simple assault charge from 2021 due to an alleged excessive use of force during an arrest.

BENNINGTON – The lawyer for a suspended Vermont State Trooper, who is due to go on trial this week, has filed an emergency motion asking a judge to dismiss the

MONTPELIER — A well-known defense lawyer has questioned a decision by Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark to file criminal charges against two state troopers for the use of a bean