
During a 6 week period ending January 10, 2025, members of the Hudson Police Department and the Nashua Police Department’s Narcotics Intelligence Division and Problem Oriented Policing Unit arrested 19 people for various drug crimes, crimes frequently associated with criminal behavior related to drug activity and other criminal offenses. Several of these arrests stemmed from when officers were operating under the New Hampshire Substance Abuse Reduction Grant.
These following people were charged:
Luis Rios, 49, was arrested and charged with 3 counts of Sale of a Controlled Drug (Fentanyl and Methamphetamine), Special Felony. Rios was released on personal recognizance bail pending his arraignment at the 9th Circuit Nashua District Court.
Brian Vickers, 45, was arrested and charged with 2 counts of Possession of a Controlled Drug (Methamphetamine and Crack Cocaine), Class B Felony. Vickers was released on personal recognizance bail pending his arraignment at the 9th Circuit Nashua District Court.
Bret Cooper, 59, was arrested and charged with Common Nuisance, Class B Felony. Cooper was released on personal recognizance bail pending his arraignment at the 9th Circuit Nashua District Court.
Luis Escalera, 41, was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Drug (Crack Cocaine), Class B Felony. Escalera was released on personal recognizance bail pending his arraignment at the 9th Circuit Nashua District Court
Hayden Wilburn, 31, was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Drug (Alprazolam), Class B Felony and Possession of a Controlled Drug with Intent to Distribute (Fentanyl), Special Felony. Wilburn refused bail and was held pending his arraignment at the 9th Circuit Nashua District Court.
Michael Fontaine, 55, was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Drug (Fentanyl), Class B Felony. Fontaine was released on personal recognizance bail pending his arraignment at the 9th Circuit Nashua District Court.
Adam Kulas, 42, was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Drug (Cocaine), Subsequent Offense, Class A Felony. Kulas was released on personal recognizance bail pending his arraignment at the 9th Circuit Nashua District Court.
Paul Johnson, 37, was arrested on a Parole Violation warrant and was subsequently charged with Possession of a Controlled Drug (Methamphetamine), Subsequent Offense, Class A Felony. Johnson was held without bail at the Hillsborough County House of Corrections pending his arraignment at the 9th Circuit Nashua District Court.
Alissa Gutierrez, 30, was arrested and charged with 5 counts of Possession of a Controlled Drug (Fentanyl, Clonazepam, Amphetamine/Dextroamphetamine, Buprenorphine/Naloxone, and Methadone Hydrochloride), all Class B Felonies. Gutierrez was released on personal recognizance pending her arraignment at the 9th Circuit Nashua District Court.
Julio Santiago Hernandez, 41, was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Drug (Cocaine), Class B Felony, and Resisting Arrest/Detention, Class A Misdemeanor. Santiago Hernandez was released on $700 cash bail pending his arraignment at the 9th Circuit Nashua District Court.
Mary Fairfield, 32, was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Drug (Fentanyl), Class B Felony. Fairfield was released on personal recognizance pending her arraignment at the 9th Circuit District Court.
Jennifer Judd, 29, of Nashua, New Hampshire was arrested and charged with 2 counts of Possession of a Controlled Drug (Fentanyl), Class B Felony. Judd was released on personal recognizance bail pending her arraignment at Hillsborough County Superior Court – Southern District.
Jessica Cothern, 26, was arrested and charged with Possession of Controlled a Drug, (Fentanyl), Class B Felony. Cothern was released on Personal Recognizance Bail pending her arraignment at Hillsborough County Superior Court – Southern District.
Joseph Hall, 36, was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Drug (Fentanyl), Subsequent Offense, Class A Felony. Hall was released on Personal Recognizance Bail pending his arraignment at Hillsborough County Superior Court – Southern District.
Stacey Cincotta, 51, was arrested and charged with 2 counts of Possession of a Controlled Drug (Fentanyl and Buprenorphine/Naloxone), both Class B Felonies. Cincotta was released on Personal Recognizance Bail pending her arraignment at Hillsborough County Superior Court – Southern District.
James Gibson, 34, was arrested on an out of town warrant. At the time of Gibson’s arrest he was also charged with 2 Counts of Possession of a Controlled Drug- Subsequent Offense (Fentanyl and Cocaine), both Class A Felonies. Gibson was released to an outside agency pending his arraignment at the Hillsborough County Superior Court – Southern District.
Jessica Berube, 38, was arrested and charged with 2 counts of Possession of a Controlled Drug (Fentanyl and Methamphetamine), Subsequent Offense, both Class A Felonies. Berube was released on Personal Recognizance Bail pending her arraignment at the Hillsborough County Superior Court – Southern District.
Shauna Baldi, 49, was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Drug (Methamphetamine) Class B Felony and Transporting Drugs in a Motor Vehicle, Class A Misdemeanor. Baldi was released on Personal Recognizance Bail pending her arraignment at Hillsborough County Superior Court – Southern District.
Denis Velez, 43, was arrested and charged with 3 counts of Sale of a Controlled Drug; (Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine) Special Felony, and 2 counts of Possession of a Controlled Drug; (Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine), Subsequent Offense- Class A Felony. Velez was released on $200 cash bail pending his arraignment at Hillsborough County Superior Court – Southern District.