ORLEANS — A woman from Orleans wound up in the Northern State Correctional Facility on lack of $500.00 bail, after being arrested on Thursday, March 20, on charges of domestic assault.
According to the police, Ellen Bean, 56, was reported to have been drinking alcohol in Orleans at around 10:00 p.m. when she got into an altercation with another individual. The Vermont State Police does not release the names of victims of domestic violence.
The victim contacted police to report that at around 10:30 p.m. Bean was driving a motor vehicle from Orleans to the town of Westmore. After contacting police, the victim also stated that in an attempt to prevent Bean from driving under the influence of alcohol, she kicked the victim in the groin and bit the victim in the arm.
According to the release issued by the State Police, the attack resulted in “a puncture wound and the complainant to feel significant pain.”
Bean was later located at a residence in Westmore where she was taken into custody. She was transported to the Derby Barracks where she was processed for the offense of domestic assault.
Bean was then lodged at Northern State Correctional Facility on lack of $500 bail. She is scheduled to appear in Orleans County Court tomorrow morning.
