BCI A-Troop East/Sex Offender Registry violation

STATE OF VERMONT

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

VERMONT STATE POLICE

NEWS RELEASE

CASE#: 25A4007781

RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME:  Det SGT Lyle Decker                        

STATION:  BCI A-Troop East                   

CONTACT#: (802) 748-3111

DATE/TIME: December 2024

INCIDENT LOCATION: (street, exit, or mile marker and town)

VIOLATION: Sex offender registry violation

ACCUSED:  Raymond Kitchens                                             

AGE: 40

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: St Johnsbury, VT

VICTIM: (The Vermont State Police does not release the names of victims of

sexual assault or domestic violence.)

AGE:

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE:

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

In August 2025 the Vermont Sex Offender Registry requested the Vermont State Police to do a registry check on Raymond Kitchens. During the investigation it was learned Kitchens moved from his residence in Barnet in December 2024 without notifying the Vermont Sex Offender Registry within three days of moving which is a violation. On 9/5/25, Kitchens came to the barracks and was cited into Caledonia County Court for 9/8/25 at 1230 hours.

COURT ACTION: Y

COURT DATE/TIME:  9/8/25 at 1230 hours         

COURT: Caledonia County

Detective Sgt Lyle Decker

Bureau of Criminal Investigations

Troop A East

VSP-St. Johnsbury Barracks