
by Joseph Gresser
NEWPORT — Vermont State Police Trooper James Gallup filed an affidavit that said a man called police around 6:48 p.m. on October 7 and said Lucian Mason, 46, of Glover, tried to stab him in front of Olney’s General Store in Orleans. The affidavit says the man said he was cut on the hand in the incident, but did not need medical attention. The man went to the Derby State Police barracks and spoke with Trooper Gallup, the affidavit says.
Trooper Gallup said the man told him he saw Mr. Mason in the store when he went in to buy something for breakfast. The man said he was leaving the store when Mr. Mason turned around and started a confrontation, Trooper Gallup said. He said the man told him Mr. Mason was talking about a time years ago when the man assaulted Mr. Mason.
According to the affidavit, the man said he had learned a lot from that incident. It says Mr. Mason threatened to kill the man numerous times and said it loudly enough that store employees heard him. The affidavit says the argument continued for about ….
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