Case: 19SJ001502
Officer: Robert Gerrish
Agency: St. Johnsbury Police Department
Contact: 802-748-2314
Date/Time: 04/18/2019 @ 2231
Location: Old Center Road, St. Johnsbury, VT
Violation: Fugitive From Justice
Accused: Christopher J. Eastman (33)
City: Benton, NH
Summary of Incident:
On April 18, 2019, Ofc. Robert Gerrish stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation on Old Center Road. Mr. Christopher J. Eastman was found to be a passenger in the car. Record checks revealed Eastman had an active warrant out of Grafton County Superior Court, New Hampshire for Possession of Heroin (which is a Felony punishable by up to 7 years in prison in NH). Mr. Eastman was placed under arrest and processed as a fugitive from justice. Eastman was ordered held without bail by the Honorable Scot Kline and lodged at Northeast Regional Correctional Facility.
