PRESS RELEASE
Bellows Falls Police Department
170 Rockingham Street Bellows Falls VT
802-463-1234
Tips Line: 802-463-2373
CASE #: 24BF001629
OFFICER(S): Officer
N. Lawrence, Officer R. LaBelle, Sergeant T. Mayer, Chief D. Bemis, Sergeant R.
Landry (Walpole PD), Corporal J. Healy (Walpole PD)
DATE/TIME: June 9, 2024, at approximately 2144 hours
LOCATION (specific): Williams Terrace, Bellows Falls, Vermont, 05101
VIOLATION: Possession
of Firearms – Persons Prohibited
ACCUSED: Ross Martin (age 58)
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Bellows Falls, Vermont
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On June 9th, 2024, at approximately 2144 hours, officers with the Bellows Falls Police
Department arrested Ross Martin, age 58, of Bellows Falls, Vermont, for Possession
of Firearms-Persons Prohibited.
Officers responded
to a domestic disturbance on Williams Terrace which involved a firearm. During
the course of the investigation it was discovered that Martin was in possession
of two firearms while being prohibited from possession of firearms via Brady
Act disqualification.
Martin was issued a
Citation to appear
in the Windham County Superior Court – Criminal Division, on July 30th,
2024, at 0830 hours.
Decisions regarding
release and or bail are outside of the control of the Police Department. These
matters are handled by the Judicial System, including Judges, Court Clerks, and
the State’s Attorney’s Office.
