Police say Tamara Stone returned to the Brandon home nearly two days after an attack that injured her sister and father.

BRANDON, Vt. — A local woman accused of stabbing her sister and father at a mobile home, then fleeing as numerous police units searched the area, has pleaded not guilty to attempted-murder and domestic-assault charges and is being held without bail.

Tamara Stone, 51, of Brandon, faces two counts of attempted second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated domestic assault with a deadly weapon, according to court reporting and records described by VTDigger. Vermont State Police said both relatives suffered serious injuries in the June 25 attack at a residence on Triangle Court. Stone was arrested June 27 after returning to the property and calling 911. Authorities have not publicly identified the injured relatives because police are treating them as survivors of domestic violence.

The case began at about 8:25 a.m. June 25, when state police received a report of an assault at the Triangle Court residence. Investigators later alleged that Stone had been inside the home with her adult sister and their father. According to charging documents reported by VTDigger, Stone asked her sister to examine what she described as a leak beneath a bathroom sink. The sister told investigators that she bent down to look under the sink and was then stabbed in the back. Police said the knife was about 12 inches long.

The charging documents describe a second confrontation elsewhere in the home. Stone’s father told investigators that the knife used against him had come from a butcher block in the kitchen, according to VTDigger. He suffered stab wounds to his chest and back. Police have not released a detailed account of how he escaped the encounter or how the attack ended. The documents also do not identify a clear motive, and the allegations have not been tested at trial.

Emergency crews transported the father by helicopter to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Stone’s sister was taken by ambulance to Rutland Regional Medical Center. State police described both sets of injuries as serious, but the agency did not release updates on the relatives’ medical conditions. Their names and other identifying details have remained private under the agency’s domestic-violence policy.

Stone had left before troopers arrived, according to police. What followed was a search involving several state police divisions and outside agencies. Members of the Major Crime Unit, Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Field Force Division, Tactical Services Unit, Crime Scene Search Team, K-9 Unit and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program took part. Police departments in Brandon, Pittsford and Rutland Town also assisted, as did game wardens from the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife.

During the search, authorities warned the public not to approach Stone. Police initially described her as a person of interest and released a physical description and photograph while officers worked in and around Brandon. The agency said the search continued through June 25 and June 26. Officials did not provide a public account of Stone’s movements during that period, and there has been no allegation in the available records that anyone helped her avoid police.

The search ended shortly after 6 a.m. June 27. State police said Stone returned to the same Triangle Court residence where the stabbing had occurred and called 911. Troopers responded and arrested her at the property. Police have not said why she returned, where she had stayed or what she told the emergency dispatcher. She was taken to the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility in Rutland on a warrant charging two counts of attempted second-degree murder and domestic-assault offenses.

Stone appeared by video for an arraignment June 29 in Bennington Superior criminal court and entered not-guilty pleas. Rutland County Deputy State’s Attorney Daron Raleigh asked Judge John Valente to keep her in custody without bail. Raleigh argued that the seriousness of the allegations, the injuries to two people and Stone’s absence during the police search supported continued detention. He also characterized her as a flight risk, pointing to the time that passed between the attack and her arrest. Defense attorney Anthony Falcone did not object to the request that Stone remain held without bail, according to VTDigger. The judge granted the prosecution’s request. A not-guilty plea preserves Stone’s right to contest the allegations, and the charging documents represent the state’s version of events at this stage. No trial date or later court ruling was identified in the reports reviewed for this article.

One part of the court record introduced another unresolved family tragedy. Stone’s sister told investigators that Stone had made a statement referring to Brian Bailey, Stone’s brother, whose death in Brandon remains under investigation. The sister recalled Stone saying that Brian had been first and that she and their father were next. The statement was described in a police affidavit, but investigators did not treat it as a confession to Bailey’s death. The sister specifically told police that Stone had never admitted killing him.

Bailey, 46, was found unresponsive shortly after 7 a.m. May 24, 2025, at his home on Champearl Road in Brandon. First responders pronounced him dead. The Vermont Chief Medical Examiner’s Office determined that he died from a gunshot wound, while the manner of death was classified as undetermined. State police have continued to describe the death as suspicious. No person was in custody in connection with that investigation in the most recent material reviewed.

Police said Bailey’s death appeared to be an isolated event and that there was no known threat to the wider community. Detectives from the Major Crime Unit and other specialized state police teams worked with the Rutland County State’s Attorney’s Office. As the first anniversary approached in May 2026, investigators renewed their request for information, indicating that the case remained active and that they were still seeking help from anyone who might know what happened.

The affidavit’s reference to Bailey adds context to the alleged warning but does not establish that his death and the stabbing case are connected. Authorities have not named Stone as a suspect in Bailey’s death, announced a theory linking the cases or publicly identified evidence tying her to the shooting. Investigators also have not released a suspected motive for the alleged attacks on her sister and father. Any connection beyond the reported statement remains unproven.

The criminal case against Stone is centered on what prosecutors allege happened inside the Triangle Court home on June 25. To convict her, the state would have to prove the elements of the charged offenses beyond a reasonable doubt. Stone is presumed innocent unless found guilty in court. Court filings, witness testimony, medical evidence and any physical evidence recovered from the property could be examined as the case moves forward.

Held in custody without bail, Stone remainas at the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility following her arraignment. The conditions of the two injured relatives had not been publicly updated, and police continued to withhold their identities. The investigation into Bailey’s 2025 death also remained open, with authorities asking anyone with relevant information to contact Vermont State Police.

Author note: Last updated July 27, 2026.