Shaftsbury Barracks / DUI - Drugs

STATE OF VERMONT

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

VERMONT STATE POLICE

NEWS RELEASE

CASE#: 26B3000763

RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Benjamin Prandini

STATION: Shaftsbury

CONTACT#: (802) 442-5421

DATE/TIME: February 27, 2026, 1422 hours

INCIDENT LOCATION: US Route 7 Exit 3, Sunderland

VIOLATION: DUI - Drugs

ACCUSED: Rodney Maurice Smith

AGE: 30

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Manchester Center, VT

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On February 27, 2026, at approximately 1422 hours, Troopers observed a vehicle commit several traffic violations and conducted a traffic stop. Contact with the operator, identified as Rodney Maurice Smith of Manchester Center, VT, prompted an investigation. Mr. Smith was arrested on suspicion of DUI - Drugs and processed at the Shaftsbury Barracks. He was cited and ordered to appear in Bennington Superior Court, Criminal Division, on April 27, 2026, at 0830 hours.

COURT ACTION: Yes

COURT DATE/TIME: April 27, 2026, 0830 hours

COURT: Bennington Superior Court, Criminal Division

LODGED - LOCATION: N/A

BAIL: N/A

MUG SHOT: Attached

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