Addison County Farmhand Denies Aggravated Assault on Co-Worker with Broken Bottle

Addison County farmhand denies aggravated assault on co-worker with broken bottle

MIDDLEBURY – An Addison County farmhand who state police say slashed a co-worker with a broken glass bottle pleaded not guilty in Vermont Superior Court on Friday to a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Addison County farmhand denies aggravated assault on co-worker with broken bottle - Vermont Daily Chronicle

Jose Armando Lopez Moreno, 22, of Panton was ordered held for lack of $5,000 bail. He also denied a misdemeanor count of simple assault by striking the victim in the head with a bottle. Marcos Diaz Lopez, 23, also of Panton had to be airlifted to the UVM Medical Center in Burlington following the incident on Jersey Street in Panton about 5:30 p.m. Thursday, police said.