Rutland Barracks / DUI No. 2

STATE OF VERMONT

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

VERMONT STATE POLICE

CASE#: 25B4000791          

TROOPER: Trooper Steven Schutt

STATION: VSP Rutland

CONTACT#: 802-773-9101

DATE/TIME: 02/07/2025 at 0857 hours

LOCATION: West Rutland School, West Rutland, VT

VIOLATION: DUI 2

ACCUSED: Dennis McLaughlin

AGE: 53

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Rutland Town, VT

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

At about 8:57 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, troopers from the Vermont State Police Rutland Barracks were dispatched to the West Rutland School, 713 Main St., in the Town of West Rutland, to assist the Rutland County Sheriff's Department's school resource officer. Troopers were directed to a staff member who was thought by co-workers to have driven to school and arrived at work while impaired by alcohol. The staff member was identified as Dennis McLaughlin, 53, of Rutland Town. Troopers observed indicators of alcohol impairment and subsequently took McLaughlin into custody for suspicion of driving under the influence when he traveled to school shortly before. McLaughlin was transported to the state police barracks in Rutland for processing and released on a citation to appear at 10 a.m. Feb. 24 at the Criminal Division of Vermont Superior Court in Rutland.

No further information is available at this time. Questions about McLaughlin's employment status should be directed to school administrators.

LODGED - LOCATION: N/A

BAIL: No

MUG SHOT: Yes

COURT ACTION: Yes

COURT: Vermont Superior Court, Criminal Division, in Rutland. 

COURT DATE/TIME: Feb. 24, 2025, at 10 a.m.