A West Danville man is accused of vandalizing the inside of a Lyndonville store

A West Danville man is accused of vandalizing the inside of a Lyndonville store, groping an employee, attacking two people, taking his clothes off, and then touching himself in front of two customers. Ethan Brittain, 21, pleaded not guilty in Caledonia Superior Court on Monday to misdemeanor charges of unlawful mischief, two counts of simple assault, and felony lewd and lascivious conduct. He was then released on conditions by Judge Justin P. Jiron. Caledonia County State’s Attorney Jessica Zaleski had filed two counts of felony aggravated assault against Brittain. But Judge Jiron said he did not find probable cause on either charge, which forced State’s Attorney Zaleski to amend the charges to simple assault. Zaleski then argued that the evidence in the police affidavit shows the two alleged victims – store employee Vicki Hosmer, 51, and customer Shane Lontine, 42 – had been assaulted and injured by Brittain. But the judge did not change his mind and dismissed the felony assault charges against Brittain.