Barre man gets curfew
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Trytton Jarvis, left, and his lawyer Jeff Wilson at Jarvis' arraignment in District Court in Barre on Wednesday. Jeb Wallace-Brodeur/Times Argus |
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By Thatcher Moats TIMES ARGUS STAFF - Published: May 21, 2009
BARRE – A 19-year-old Barre man, who is accused of asking women on two separate occasions in April to trade money for sexual favors, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to two counts of prohibited acts and one count of lewd and lascivious conduct.
Trytton Jarvis was released on conditions after being arraigned in Vermont District Court in Barre.
Jarvis was arrested immediately after one of the incidents, which allegedly took place on April 30.
In that incident, Jarvis allegedly drove up to a woman who was walking along Route 100 in Duxbury and asked her if she would watch him masturbate in exchange for $25. The woman took off running, but Jarvis came back and asked her if he could give her $25 for her underwear, according to the police affidavit.
Again, she declined the offer and ran away, court papers state.
Jarvis was arrested in Waterbury that day, records show.
Police soon realized that Jarvis matched the description of a man who committed a similar act less than two weeks earlier.
Police took a complaint on April 19 from a woman who said that a man had approached her daughter and her daughter's friend in his car as they were walking in Plainfield after they had gone to Tim's Convenience Center.
The man had asked the females to fondle him in exchange for $20. They declined and kept walking, but the vehicle turned around and came back, and one of the females saw the man masturbating in the car, court records state.
They waited until the vehicle was out of sight and then ran to a nearby house, court records state.
On May 10, police showed one of the females a photo lineup and she picked out Jarvis as the man who had allegedly propositioned her and her friend and exposed himself.
Washington County State's Attorney Tom Kelly asked the court to impose $5,000 bail, along with a 24-hour curfew and a condition that he not drive.
Kelly said the driving was a crucial element in both the alleged incidents.
"To protect the public and keep the peace, we think he shouldn't be driving a car," said Kelly.
And because Jarvis is accused of two similar incidents, Kelly felt it was necessary to impose a 24-hour curfew on Jarvis.
"It happened twice, so I think he should be away from the public," said Kelly.
Jarvis' attorney Jeffrey Wilson argued against the state's request. Wilson pointed out that Jarvis is unemployed and has just $4 to his name, so it would be hard for him to get very far if he chose to flee. Therefore, bail was not required, Wilson said.
He also argued that though he was driving during both the alleged incidents, there wasn't enough of a connection between the two to warrant restricting his driving.
Grearson rejected bail, but he imposed the driving restriction, unless Jarvis has to go look for a job. Instead of a 24-hour curfew, Grearson imposed a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew.
Jarvis also can't have any contact with the alleged victims in this case.
Jarvis declined to comment outside the courtroom.
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