Judge orders arrest of gun training center owner in Vermont

By MICHAEL CASEY
Associated Press

A judge on Thursday ordered the owner of a controversial firearms training center in Vermont arrested until he proves that parts of the 30-acre facility have been removed or demolished. The property, known as Slate Ridge, includes multiple buildings and two firing ranges on land about the size of 30 football fields (12 hectares). Fueled by complaints from neighbors, the town of Pawlet has attempted unsuccessfully for several years to get the facility owner Daniel Banyai to remove structures he built without a permit. The arrest, which can be carried out by a constable or county sheriff, must be carried out in the next 60 days.