MIDDLEBURY — Addison County Sheriff Peter Newton was arrested today.
Following an investigation that began this winter, the Vermont State Police on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, arrested Peter Newton, 50, of Middlebury on multiple charges related to sexual and domestic assault.
The Vermont State Police investigation started on March 3 when detectives were assigned to follow up on a domestic disturbance reported to the Middlebury Police Department involving Newton and a person with whom he was in a relationship.
The disturbance was reported in the early morning hours of Feb. 26 at Newton’s home in Middlebury.
Subsequently, the state police spoke with the victim, a 35-year-old woman, on multiple occasions and developed probable cause for the offenses listed above.
The Vermont State Police investigation was reviewed by the Washington County State’s Attorney’s Office for a determination on the appropriate charges.
The Addison County State’s Attorney’s Office recused itself from the case.
Newton was taken into custody Tuesday morning while he was conducting contractor work at a construction job site in Middlebury.
He is expected to be arraigned later today.
