POWNAL, Vt. (WRGB) — A Pownal man is charged with burglary after an incident Saturday morning that sent him to the hospital with a gunshot wound.
At about 5:37 AM, Vermont State Police were notified by Pownal Rescue Squad of a male being transported to Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington with a gunshot wound. Investigation determined that Joseph C. Gardner, 54, of Pownal, entered a private residence in Pownal and engaged in a physical dispute with Ryan Cote, 41, and Joyce Colegrove, 42. According to state police, during this dispute, Gardner received a minor graze wound on his leg, from a small caliber firearm.
Gardner was taken into custody for burglary and transported to the VSP Shaftsbury barracks where he was processed. The firearm was said to have been used in self-defense against Gardner who entered the residence uninvited and engaged in a dispute…