VSP News Release-Incident
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 25A4010712
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Rodzel
STATION: St. Johnsbury Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-222-4680
DATE/TIME: 11/29/2025 at 1533 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Baptist Hill Rd, Lunenburg
VIOLATION: Fugitive from Justice
ACCUSED: Tina Paquin
AGE: 37
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Homeless, Lunenburg
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On November 29, 2025, at approximately 1446 hours, Troopers from the St. Johnsbury Barracks assisted Wardens from the VT Department of Fish and Wildlife and Essex County Sheriff's Office with a search warrant on Baptist Hill Rd in Lunenburg. During the course of the investigation, Tina Paquin (37) was identified and found to have two extraditable warrants from the State of New Hampshire. The warrants were a result of two failures to appear for court dates in New Hampshire reference possession of fentanyl charges.
Paquin was transported to the St. Johnsbury Barracks for processing. The Honorable Judge Heather Gray was contacted and ordered Paquin be held on $10,000 bail. Paquin was transported to and lodged at the Northeast Regional Correctional Complex in St. Johnsbury.
COURT ACTION: Y
COURT DATE/TIME: 12/1/2025 at 1230 hours
COURT: Essex County Criminal Court
LODGED - LOCATION: NRCC in St. Johnsbury
BAIL: $10,000
MUG SHOT: INCLUDED
*Please note: court date and time are subject to change at the discretion of
the court. Please call the criminal court clerk to confirm arraignment time.
