POULTNEY, Vt. — Vermont state Sen. Terry Williams, 74, of Poultney was arrested on a charge of domestic assault after he hurt a member of his household, according to the Vermont State Police.

Troopers from the state police barracks in Rutland received a report at about 5:40 p.m. Oct. 27 that a domestic assault had happened in Poultney, police said. Their investigation found probable cause to believe that Williams had caused pain and injury to a household member a day earlier, on Oct. 26, according to the state police.

Williams was taken to the Rutland barracks for processing and then jailed at Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility on $500 bail, police said. He was scheduled to be arraigned at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in the criminal division of Vermont Superior Court in Rutland.

Williams represents Rutland County in the Vermont Senate, state police said.

Police did not identify the victim, citing the agency's policy of not releasing the names of domestic violence victims, and did not describe the injury or the victim's relationship to Williams. State police said no other details were available and that a sworn statement laying out the case would be filed with the court and made public after the arraignment.

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

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