A Lyndon man was arrested June 23 after police found him hiding in a crawl space at a property where he had been taken into custody twice before in recent days.
Wyatt Gilman, 26, faces charges of unlawful trespass of a dwelling, violation of conditions of release and resisting arrest.
A Lyndonville Police Department officer conducting an exterior building check at 16 Brookside Lane noticed an unsecured window. The property had been the scene of two prior arrests since June 19 involving a man returning despite being evicted.
Officers entered the building and found Gilman hiding in a small closet or crawl space off an upstairs bedroom. He resisted arrest and was physically taken into custody.
Gilman was held at the Lyndonville Police Department before a court ordered him held in lieu of $500 bail. He was lodged at the Northeast Regional Correctional Facility. Vermont State Police assisted during the building search and arrest.
NEK will be looking into the eviction process and property management records for 16 Brookside Lane to understand why repeated trespass incidents occurred without earlier intervention.
Photo: Osmany M Leyva Aldana via Unsplash. Photo is illustrative and not from the scene.
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