Vermont state senator arrested after assault investigation
POULTNEY, Vt (ABC22/FOX44) -- A Vermont state senator was arrested yesterday after a police investigation allegedly connected him to a domestic assault situation. Vermont State Police confirm that 74-year-old Terry Williams, a state senator serving Rutland County, was arrested after troopers received a report of domestic assault around 5:40 p.m. Tuesday. State police say investigators "developed probable cause" to conclude that Williams had caused pain and injury to a member of his household Monday, Oct. 26. Williams was taken into custody and later jailed on $500 bail at Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility. He is set to be arraigned today, October 28, at the Criminal Division of Vermont Superior Court in Rutland. Williams is currently still on the ballot for this year's midterm election. A release from Senator Scott Beck, Senate Republican Leader, notes that members of the…