ST. JOHNSBURY POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
CASE#: 23SJ001965
OFFICER: Guyer
CONTACT#: (802)748-2314
DATE/TIME: 06/01/2023 0250 hours
LOCATION: Main St, St Johnsbury
VIOLATION: Prohibited Persons in Possession of Firearm, Loaded Long Gun in Motor Vehicle, Violation of Conditions of Release, Cocaine Possession
ACCUSED: Christopher Degreenia
AGE: 33
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Lyndon, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On 06/01/2023 at approximately 0250 hours, Ofc Robert Gerrish and I were dispatched to 1658 Main St for a report of a vehicle blaring the horn. Upon arrival, officers made contact with Dakota McAllister and Christopher Degreenia.
Degreenia was in the passenger seat of the vehicle, with a loaded AR-15, chambered in .556 and equipped with a scope and 30-round magazine, propped up on his knee. When I removed the firearm from the vehicle, I noticed the bolt was closed. I pulled the charging handle back and observed a rifle cartridge in the chamber. Degreenia has a curfew to be in Lyndonville, which he was in violation of. Degreenia was arrested for violating his conditions of release and the loaded long gun in a motor vehicle.
While searching Degreenia incident to arrest, I pulled out a clear round plastic container with a white rock-like substance inside. The firearm and suspected drugs were brought back to the police department with Degreenia. A field test showed the rock-like substance to be consistent with the chemical makeup of Cocaine, and weighed approximately .7 grams. When the magazine was emptied, it was found to hold 8 more rifle cartridges.
A check of Degreenia's criminal record showed he was disqualified from possessing a firearm in the State of Vermont due to prior criminal convictions.
Degreenia was brought to the Vermont Superior Court, Caledonia Unit for arriagnment. The Honorable Judge Jiron found probable cause and Degreenia was lodged into the Northeastern Correctional Complex with $200 bail.
COURT ACTION: Y
LODGED: Y
COURT DATE: 06/01/2023
COURT: Caledonia
MUG SHOT: Y
BAIL: 200
