Man Arrested for Disabling Boom Lift | Burlington News

Burlington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 25, 2026 · 1m

A 40-year-old man named Ryan Bathalon got arrested in Vermont after allegedly disabling a boom lift at a construction site, leaving an operator stranded high above the ground—thankfully rescued without injury. But here’s the twist: Bathalon was already under a court order to stay away from that person. He fled the scene, was later caught, and now faces multiple charges including violating his release conditions, unlawful restraint, and trespassing. Complicating things further, investigators are probing whether he had anything to do with a sugarhouse fire that erupted later that day…