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Published May 18, 2011 in the Rutland Herald
Conflicting details continue in Bolaski murder trial
By Christian Avard
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The prosecutor continued to receive conflicting accounts of specific events before and after the death of Vincent Tamburello on Aug. 17, 2008.
The State vs. Bolaski trial entered its seventh day of testimony at Windsor criminal court in White River Junction on Tuesday. Kyle Bolaski of Chester has pleaded innocent to second-degree murder and aggravated assault with a weapon in the shooting of Tamburello of Springfield.
John Lavoie, the Franklin County state’s attorney handling the case, questioned Bolaski’s brother Corey Bolaski as he testified Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. Bolaski said he was working with his father, David Bolaski, on the morning of the shooting. After work, he met up with his brother Kyle and his friend Jerry Ucci. The Bolaskis and Ucci went scouting for the upcoming deer season until Kyle spoke with his friend Tristan Blanchard of Chester.
Blanchard told the Bolaskis that Tamburello stole $40 from his apartment, punched a friend of his and popped some tires belonging to another friend. Blanchard said he was concerned for his safety and the Bolaskis picked him up. They went to the Bolaskis’ apartment in Chester and Corey Bolaski allegedly offered Blanchard a .30-06 caliber rifle.
“I asked ‘Do you feel you need this?’ and (Blanchard) said ‘Yes, in case (Tamburello) shows up again,’” Bolaski said.
But Bolaski backtracked and said he never gave Blanchard the .30-06. He said Kyle Bolaski showed Blanchard how to use it and “put in Kyle’s truck” along with a .22 caliber rifle. Lavoie asked Corey Bolaski if he told police they had two guns in Kyle’s truck. Bolaski said they are always in the truck “just in case.” When Lavoie asked why, Bolaski said “they could run into a bear.” Lavoie asked Bolaski if he was truthful in telling his story to police and Bolaski said he “did the best that he could.”
David Bolaski also testified about the shooting. He said he spoke with Kyle, who “denied hitting (Tamburello) with the butt of the .30-06 rifle.” He heard that Kyle “kicked (Tamburello) on the ground” when he met with Kyle’s defense attorney Kevin Griffin.
Lavoie asked Bolaski if he spoke with Tim Arbuckle after the shooting. Bolaski said he spoke with him once on the day after the shooting. He said the conversation was about legal advice and told Arbuckle he “could not give him any.”
But Lavoie showed Bolaski phone records showing three phone calls made to Arbuckle on Aug. 17. Lavoie said two of the phone calls were made to Arbuckle before he gave his report to police. Bolaski did not recall the Aug. 17 phone calls.
“I can only speak about Arbuckle’s phone call to the house,” Bolaski said.
State Police Lt. William Jenkins of the Royalton barracks also testified. Jenkins was the lead investigator in the Tamburello shooting and taped Kyle Bolaski’s interview the night of the shooting. Lavoie played the interview to the jury. On the tape, Bolaski said he jumped into his truck because Tamburello “approached him with a splitting maul.” Bolaski told Jenkins he pulled out the .30-06 “for his safety” and shot Tamburello “to stay alive.” Jenkins asked Bolaski who Tamburello was mad at. Bolaski said “I don’t know.” Jenkins told Bolaski he was not forthcoming. Bolaski relented and said Tamburello was after Blanchard. When Jenkins asked why, Bolaski said, “He ripped him off or something.”
The trial continues today.
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