HYDE PARK – The full-scale trojan horse built by Green Mountain Technical Center students has proven to be more than just a model.
The students, who shall remain unnamed due to being minors with pending criminal charges, spent the last semester designing and constructing what was meant to be a scale model of the infamous trojan horse, commonly known from Greek mythological tales.
As it turns out, the group was accurate down to the very last nail, as the architects left enough room for at least ten of their classmates, or a small force, to hunker down inside.
The teens got as far as Barton, near exit 25 on the interstate, leading investigators to speculate they were attempting entry into Canada.
Secured to a flatbed trailer, three students in the cab of a medium-sized pickup truck are said to have been involved in an attempt to transport their classmates, secluded inside, across the Northeast Kingdom region.
Onlookers recall seeing the wooden horse, with a hidden surprise unbeknownst to them, during their morning commute earlier that day last week before Vermont State Police dispatch reports having received the first alarming phone call.
In an effort to ensure their hidden companions could breathe, several portholes were cut into the facade of the horse, with the two largest being the eye-holes, as well as some positioned underneath the halter.
Dispatch first received a 911 call from a worried commuter, who said they saw arms somehow waving out of a wooden sculpture. The second call was similar, with a concerned bus driver alerting the police to a potential kidnapping, the method being odd but equally as concerning.
A court hearing is scheduled for April 1, in Newport, though VSP reports the specific charges are yet to be determined as there was no smuggling, no kidnapping, no injuries and Vermont law does not prohibit transporting passengers in the bed of a pickup truck, despite the obvious danger.
Raymonda Parchment is a Hardwick Gazette reporter. She recently graduated from Vermont State University - Castleton with a Bachelor’s Degree in English. She is a strong supporter of freedom of speech, and the right to publish information, opinions, and ideas without censorship or restraint. She is a lifelong lover of the written word, and is excited to join the team as a staff member.
