Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BENNINGTON â Max Misch pleaded not guilty Tuesday to domestic assault allegations, his seventh criminal case in the county since 2019 but the first involving felony charges. Misch, 38, a self-described white nationalist and Iraq War veteran, is facing two felony charges of first-degree aggravated domestic assault as well as a misdemeanor charge of domestic assault. Each of his felony charges carries a potential penalty of up to 15 years in prison and/or a $25,000 fine. Authorities accuse Misch of choking a woman and re-injuring her broken arm sometime in the past half-year. Bennington police said the woman didnât report the incidents until Friday, when Misch called police to remove the woman from his apartment.