LEWIS — A 24-year-old Brownington man faces multiple charges including assault on law enforcement officers after allegedly biting two officers following a report of a disabled vehicle early this morning.
Vermont State Police were dispatched at 1:42 a.m. to a report of a motor vehicle crash on Henshaw Road in Lewis. Troopers from the Derby barracks responded with Brighton Fire Department and Newport Ambulance Service.
The vehicle owner reported the vehicle was not crashed but disabled, and the operator, Dalton Moore, 24, of Brownington, was intoxicated and had assaulted them.
When troopers encountered Moore, they observed indicators of intoxication. Moore became increasingly aggressive and bit a trooper while being detained. The trooper sustained minor injuries and was treated and released from North Country Hospital.
Moore was transported to North Country Hospital, where he continued to be non-compliant and assaultive with law enforcement and hospital staff. He bit a Newport Police Department officer who responded to assist.
Moore was cited to appear in Essex Superior Court on November 18, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. to answer charges of DUI refusal, two counts of assault on a law enforcement officer, simple assault, operating while under a criminal license suspension, and violation of conditions of release.
