STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 26A4011403
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper James LeBlanc
STATION: St. Johnsbury
CONTACT#: 802-748-3111
DATE/TIME: 11/13/2026 at 1647 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Ocean State Job Lot, St. Johnsbury, VT
VIOLATIONS:
Retail Theft
Criminal DLS
Arrest on In-State Warrant - $200 Bail
- Buy, Receive, Sell, Possess, Conceal, Stolen Property >$900 or less
ACCUSED: Antino Pepper
AGE: 29
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: St. Johnsbury, Vermont
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On the above date and time Troopers from the St. Johnsbury Barracks were notified of a retail theft at Ocean State Job Lot which is located at 2000 Memorial Drive in the town of St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Troopers were given a vehicle-of-interest which was later located in a parking lot in St. Johnsbury. During a search of the vehicle, stolen merchandise was recovered, and Pepper was arrested for the charges of Retail Theft and Criminal DLS. Additionally, Pepper was known to have an active in-state warrant for his arrest. Pepper was transported to the St. Johnsbury Barracks for processing, issued a citation to appear in Caledonia County Superior Court- Criminal Division, and ultimately lodged on lack of $400 bail. The stolen merchandise was later returned to Ocean State Job Lot. Vermont State Police was assisted by the St. Johnsbury Police Department.
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT DATE/TIME: 11/16/2026 at 1230 hours
COURT: Caledonia
LODGED - LOCATION: NECC
BAIL: $400
MUG SHOT: Attached
*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 James LeBlanc
VT State Police – St. Johnsbury
1068 US Route 5, Suite 1
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
802.748.3111