Attorney General Clark Refers Newfane Use-of-Force Case to Court Diversion
The Attorney General’s Office today announced an update in the State’s case against Vermont State Police Sergeant Ryan Wood, 37, and Trooper Zachary Trocki, 30. In May of 2023, Sergeant Wood and Officer Trocki were each charged with one misdemeanor count of Reckless Endangerment in Vermont Superior Court, Windham Criminal Division. The charges were based on the non-lethal use of force involving the deployment of a bean bag and a man falling off of a roof on June 17, 2022, in Newfane, Vermont.