VSP News Release-Incident
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 24A4002903
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Evan Johnson
STATION: St. Johnsbury Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-748-3111
DATE/TIME: 4/18/2024 at approximately 1155 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Avenue A, St. Johnsbury
VIOLATION:
-Unlawful Trespass
-Violation of Conditions of Release x 2
-False Information to Law Enforcement
-Arrest on Warrant
ACCUSED: Keith Lapierre
AGE: 35
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Peacham/St. Johnsbury
VICTIM: Misty Marchbanks
AGE: 30
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: St. Johnsbury, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On the above date and time, Troopers from the St. Johnsbury Barracks responded to a trespassing complaint at the Mt. Pleasant Trailer Park on Avenue A in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. A male later identified as Keith Lapierre (35) was trespassing on private property and refused to leave. Prior to Troopers' arrival, he fled into a nearby wooded area but was located shortly thereafter. Lapierre provided a false name to law enforcement to deflect the investigation and was also found to be in violation of his court order conditions of release. Furthermore, Lapierre had an active warrant for his arrest. Lapierre was taken into custody and processed at the St. Johnsbury Barracks. He was later released into the custody of the Department of Corrections at the Northeast Regional Correctional Facility.
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT DATE/TIME: 4/19/2024 at 1230
COURT: Caledonia
LODGED - LOCATION: N/A
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: Not available
*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.
Trooper Evan Johnson
Vermont State Police St. Johnsbury
1068 US Route 5, Suite 1
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Office: 802-748-3111
Email: evan.johnson@vermont.gov
