State senator from Rutland County arrested, jailed on domestic assault charge
Oct 28, 2026 | 8:58 am ET
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Sen. Terry Williams, R-Rutland, makes a motion to relieve a bill proposing to repeal the Affordable Heat Act from the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee, of which he is a member, at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A Vermont state senator from Rutland County has been jailed on a charge of domestic assault, according to Vermont State Police.
Terry Williams, 74, of Poultney, is set to appear Wednesday at 12:30 in court for an arraignment on the misdemeanor charge. Williams, a Republican, has served as a state senator since 2022 and is facing re-election on Tuesday.
Williams was arrested after state police received a report around 5:40 p.m. Tuesday that a domestic assault had taken place in Poultney, according to a state police press release issued Wednesday morning.
An investigation revealed that Williams “had caused pain and injury to a household member one day earlier” on Monday, the release added.
Williams was placed in custody and taken to the Rutland state police barracks for processing, according to the release. He was then taken to the Rutland jail on $500 bail.
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No additional information was immediately available from state police. More information is expected to be made public following his arraignment and the release of the police affidavit filed in support of the charge.
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