A Vermont sheriff went on trial Monday

 A Vermont sheriff went on trial Monday for a second time on a charge of simple assault for kicking a shackled detainee twice in the groin in 2022 when he was a captain after a judge declared a mistrial in July. A jury was selected on Monday and the trial began in the afternoon in the case of Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore. This summer, a jury deadlocked, telling the judge it could not reach a unanimous decision.  Grismore said he did not have a comment on his second trial. Grismore was elected sheriff in November 2022, a few months after he was fired from his position as a captain in the sheriff’s department after video surfaced of him kicking the shackled detainee. He pleaded not guilty to a simple assault charge. Four months later, a special legislative committee recommended against impeachment of Grismore but said the sheriff is doing a disservice by remaining in office and should step down.  Grismore said he wouldn’t resign.