STATE
OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT
STATE POLICE
CASE:
26H2000402
STATION:
HQ, Vermont Drug Task Force
DATE/TIME:
August 6, 2026
LOCATION:
Barton, VT
ACCUSED:
Elijah
Pierre
AGE:
22
CITY,
STATE OF RESIDENCE: Boston, MA
VIOLATION:
Sale of cocaine x2, possession of cocaine, fentanyl trafficking, and possession
of a firearm during the commission of a felony
SUMMARY
OF INCIDENT:
On
August 6, 2026, the Vermont State Police Drug Task Force and Tactical Services
Unit conducted a search warrant at a residence in Barton, Vermont. During
the investigation, Elijah Pierre of Boston, Massachusetts, was arrested on
narcotic-related charges.
The
arrest stemmed from a months-long drug investigation conducted by Detectives
with the Vermont Drug Task Force into the distribution of narcotics in the
Orleans County area. During the search warrant, fentanyl, cocaine,
cocaine base, U.S. currency, and a firearm were recovered. Pierre was
arrested and processed at the Vermont State Police Derby Barracks.
Pierre
was ordered jailed for lack of $75,000 bail at the Northern State Correctional
Facility on charges of sale of cocaine (x2), possession of cocaine, fentanyl
trafficking, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a
felony. Pierre is scheduled to appear for arraignment at 12:30 p.m.
Friday, August 7, 2026, before the Vermont Superior Court, Orleans Criminal
Division.
The
Vermont Drug Task Force thanks the Vermont State Police, Vermont Highway
Patrol, Franklin and Orleans County Sheriff’s Departments, Morristown Police
Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Homeland Security
Investigations for their assistance in this investigation.
Pierre
is being prosecuted by the Orleans County State’s Attorney’s Office. Anyone
with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Vermont State
Police at 802-334-8811 or submit an anonymous tip via https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
No
further information is available at this time. The affidavits of probable cause
will be filed with the court and made public following Pierre’s arraignment.
