Woodford man found deceased at water treatment plant

Posted Tuesday, October 30, 2018 7:39 pm

BENNINGTON — Police have ruled out foul play in the discovery of the body of a 37-year-old Woodford man at the Town of Bennington Water Filtration Plant on Monday morning.

The body of Stephen B. Yarnell was discovered shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, Vermont State Police said in a release. Troopers at the Shaftsbury barracks had received a call that morning concerning the welfare of Yarnell, who was last seen at his home on Sunday night, police say.

Police say Yarnell died by a gunshot. The body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Burlington in Burlington for an autopsy.

— Banner staff