POWNAL, Vt. — A Pownal man was arrested early Friday on charges including domestic assault and felony unlawful trespass, Vermont State Police said.

Troopers from the Shaftsbury barracks were called to a report of a domestic incident on Old Military Road in Pownal at about 12:30 a.m., police said. After investigating, troopers determined that Lucas A. Avis, 44, of Pownal, had committed unlawful trespass, domestic assault, criminal threatening and unlawful mischief, according to the state police.

The trespass charge is a felony, and the mischief charge is a misdemeanor, police said. The release did not describe what happened during the incident.

Avis was taken to the Shaftsbury barracks for processing, given conditions of release and then taken to the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility, police said. Bail was set at $1,000.

He was ordered to appear in Vermont Superior Court in Bennington at 12:30 p.m. Friday, according to the state police.

The charges are allegations, and Avis is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

State police said they do not release the names of victims of domestic violence.

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