Former employee of Café Provence in Vermont captured after allegedly stabbing owner
Apr 07, 2025
BRANDON, Vt. (WWLP) - Vermont State Police arrested a man in connection with stabbing a restaurant owner in Brandon on Saturday.
In a news release by the Vermont State Police, troopers were looking for 32-year-old Jozef I. Eller of Hancock, a former employee of Café Provence. He allegedly enter
ed the restaurant at around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and attacked the chef/owner, 71-year-old Robert Barral of Brandon. After the assault, State Police say Eller drove away heading north on Route 7 in a white 2017 Ford F-150 pickup truck.
The victim was taken to Rutland Regional Medical Center and is expected to survive.
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MAP: Café Provence in Brandon
State Police posted on social media, warning the public of the search and that Eller was considered extremely dangerous and to call 911 if they see him. He was described as 5'8" tall, 170 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. They shared the following photos:
PHOTOS: Manhunt for Jozef Eller
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At around 10:10 p.m. State Police located Eller and took him into custody. He is being held without bail on charges of attempted second-degree murder and trespassing.
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