Former Lebanon High School baseball coach Travis Pelletier is facing two domestic assault charges in Vermont, reports the Union Leader.
According to the report, the 35-year-old is facing charges of; felony aggravated domestic assault, misdemeanor domestic assault, and two counts of interference with access to emergency services. The Hartford, VT man pleaded not guilty to these charges last Tuesday in Windsor County Superior Court, and was released.
The charges stem from court records in which Pelletier’s wife, Courtney MacNamee, alleges that her husband regularly beat her. Contact between MacNamee and police was first made last week after a coworker contacted authorities about the abuse.
According to court records, police made contact with her just after she was released from the hospital with four broken ribs, which she states she sustained after being hit with a baseball bat. Reportedly, MacNamee did not initially contact the authorities because she feared Pelletier would, “find me, he will kill me. That’s for sure.”
When confronted, he allegedly told police that he did not hit his wife, but that an argument did take place over her “romantically texting with a male friend.” He then blamed his wife’s drinking on their relationship issues, according to police.
He was subsequently arrested last week.
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