Granville man charged in triple homicide extradited to Vermont

Man charged in Vermont triple homicide extradited

The Washington County man accused of killing his father, stepmother and stepbrother has been picked up by Vermont State Police to be brought back to Vermont. Brian Crossman Jr. 22, of Granville, has been charged with three counts of murder in the killings of 46-year-old Brian Crossman Sr.; 41-year-old Erica (Pawlusiak) Crossman; and his 13-year-old stepbrother Colin Taft.

The Washington County man accused of killing his father, stepmother and stepbrother is back in Vermont.

Brian Crossman Jr. 22, of Granville, has been charged with three counts of murder in the killings of 46-year-old Brian Crossman Sr.; 41-year-old Erica (Pawlusiak) Crossman; and his 13-year-old stepbrother Colin Taft. The murders took place early on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 15 at the family home on Vermont Route 133 in Pawlet, which is just over the border from Granville.

Crossman has been housed at Warren County Jail. On Friday, he waived extradition in a hearing in Warren County Court. 

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office said Vermont State Police picked him up around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Vermont State Police said Crossman Jr. is currently being held without bail at Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility in Rutland.

He is expected to be arraigned on Thursday, Oct. 3 in Vermont Superior Court in Rutland.