SPRINGFIELD — A 61-year-old Springfield man was arrested Sept. 4 for allegedly violating an abuse prevention order and conditions of release.
Richard Decoteau was taken into custody at 11:15 p.m. at a lodging establishment in Rockingham after Springfield police received a report that he had contacted a person he was prohibited by court order from contacting.
Decoteau was arrested without incident with assistance from the Bellows Falls Police Department.
He was transported to the Springfield Police Department for processing.
After processing, Decoteau was issued a citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court, Criminal Division, Windsor Unit in Woodstock on Sept. 5 at 12:30 p.m.
He was held without bail at the Southern State Correctional Facility.
The incident was handled by Officers Watson, Callahan and Woodell of the Springfield Police Department, along with Sergeant Mayer of the Bellows Falls Police Department.
