Press Release
Case 22SJ001285
Officer Lt Mark Bickford
Agency St Johnsbury Police Department
Contact Number 802-748-2314
Date/Time 03-26-22 at approximately 1545 hours
Location Railroad Street, St Johnsbury, VT
Violation Arrest on active warrant
Accused Carlos Perez III
Age 30
City/State of Residence Higgins Hill Road, St Johnsbury, VT
Summary of Incident
On 03-26-22 at approximately 1544 hours Lt Mark Bickford of the SJPD was conducting roving patrol within the village limits of St Johnsbury. While patrolling south along Railroad Street in a fully marked police cruiser Lt Bickford observed a male walking north who he immediately recognized from past police encounters to be Carlos Perez III. Lt. Bickford had recently learned that Perez II had an active warrant for his arrest.
Lt. Bickford made contact with Perez III, DOB: 09-18-91 in the parking lot of the Passumpsic Bank on Railroad St. Lt Bickford advised Perez III of the warrant and subsequently placed him into custody. Perez III was transported to the Police Department where Lt. Bickford obtained his fingerprints and photograph. Once completed Perez III was transported to the NERCF where he was detained on the warrant. The warrant was issued on 03/21/22 for Perez III as he failed to show up for arraignment on an underlying simple assault charge. Bail on the warrant was set at $200.00 dollars.
