DUXBURY, Vt. — A 55-year-old Duxbury man has been charged with domestic assault after a reported dispute at a home on Lookout Drive in Duxbury on Saturday afternoon, the Vermont State Police said.

Troopers from the state police barracks in Berlin were called to the home at about 2:37 p.m. Saturday and identified Christopher Woodard as a person of interest, according to the agency. Police said their investigation found that Woodard had caused pain and fear to a member of his household.

Woodard was arrested and taken to the Berlin barracks for processing, police said. He was not jailed. Instead, he was released with a citation ordering him to appear Nov. 16 in Vermont Superior Court, Washington Criminal Division, to answer the charge.

State police did not identify the other person, citing their policy of not releasing the names of domestic violence victims, and did not say whether anyone needed medical treatment or describe what led to the dispute.

The charge is an allegation, and Woodard is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

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