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Multiple charges - Putney

Incident: 26WHC001821
Date: 05/16/2026
Location: Putney Landing Road, Putney, Vermont

Investigating Deputy: Deputy Thomas Raymond, Detective Sergeant Mario Checchi

Assisting Deputies: Deputy Richard Levesque and Deputy Kaylie Cadorette

Assisting Agencies: Vermont State Police Bomb Squad, Vermont ATF


Accused: Craig McNary
Age: 54
City & State of Residence: Hinsdale, NH

Charges:

1) 6x Possession of homemade explosive devices
2) 4x Possession of dangerous or deadly weapons in the commission of a felony
3) Possession of large capacity magazines and feeding devices
4) Violation of conditions of release


Accused: Jodi Ecklund
Age: 43
City & State of Residence: Brattleboro, Vermont

Charges:

1) Violation of conditions of release

Description: May 16th, 2026 at approximately 0017 hours Deputies with the Windham County Sheriff's Office were patrolling the Town of Putney, Vermont. While performing routine checks of the Putney Boat Launch located off Putney Landing Road a deputy located a GMC Acadia with two subjects inside later identified as Craig McNary of Hinsdale, NH and Jodi Ecklund of Brattleboro, Vermont. Deputies learned that McNary and Ecklund both have court ordered conditions of release to not have contact with one another and were both placed under arrest. As part of McNary's conditions of release, he is also not allowed to possess dangerous or deadly weapons. During McNary's arrest a deputy observed multiple large bayonet style knifes and based off this information consent to search was requested and promptly denied.

Both McNary and Ecklund were transported to the Windham County Sheriff's Office to be processed, and the GMC Acadia was seized pending an application for a search warrant. Ecklund was later released on conditions of release and McNary was later held on $500 bail at Southern State Correctional Facility.

On May 20th, 2026 Deputies were granted a court ordered search warrant for the GMC Acadia, upon searching said vehicle deputies located multiple firearms and homemade explosive devices in the trunk of the vehicle. The Vermont State Police Bomb Squad was notified and responded until eventually rendering the devices safe. Deputies were then able to finish the search warrant and seized the firearms ammunition and large capacity magazines




Court Date: 05/18/2026
Bail: $500