POWNAL, Vt. — A 21-year-old Pownal man has been cited on a charge of aggravated disorderly conduct after police were called to an assault involving a large group of people at a trailer park in town, Vermont State Police said.

Troopers were notified Oct. 23 of the assault at the Green Mountain Trailer Park in Pownal, according to police. Police said investigators found that Fredrick P. Gates was acting in a threatening and tumultuous way toward the person who had been assaulted.

Gates was not jailed. Police said he was given a citation ordering him to appear Dec. 14 in Vermont Superior Court in Bennington.

The police account does not say who carried out the assault, whether anyone was hurt or whether anyone else was charged. Police did not identify the victim.

The charge against Gates is an allegation, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

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