On the morning of January 31, members of the United States Marshals Service (USMS), District of New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force, Strafford County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), and Rochester Police Department arrested three fugitives out of 55 Lafayette Street in Rochester.  Surveillance assets witnessed Remy Lopez, 39, the primary target of the operation, making hand-to-hand transactions in front of the residence prior to the arrest operation.

Lopez was issued a federal arrest warrant on January 29 after a petition alleging eleven (11) violations of federal supervised release conditions was submitted to the U.S. District Court in Concord.  Lopez was on supervised release stemming from a 2019 case where he was found guilty of distributing fentanyl.  USMS investigators worked with Rochester PD detectives and SCSO drug task force officers to locate Lopez, and during their investigation they witnessed other people with open arrest warrants coming, going and staying at the Lafayette St. residence.

Seven people were found in the residence, six of which were found hiding in either the basement or an attached barn.  Tyler Emery (31) and Damia Green (23), along with two other females, had to be ordered out of an alcove and storage closet in the basement. Emery and Green were taken to Rochester PD to answer for local warrants.  Emery had outstanding warrants for theft and failing to appear for a felon in possession charge.  Green was wanted for theft and an unauthorized taking charge.  Charges are pending for the other females.

Lopez and Brittany Adjutant (34) escaped the main residence through a doggy door leading to an attached barn.  They surrendered after Task Force officers forced entry into the structure.  Lopez was taken to the U.S. District Court, where he will be arraigned this afternoon.  Adjutant was transported by emergency medical technicians to receive medical treatment for conditions unrelated to the law enforcement operation.

A representative from the USMS Task Force claimed this was the second time in as many weeks that this residence was targeted for law enforcement action.  On January 15, three others were arrested on warrants after arrest and search warrants were served.  “We value the partnerships this department has with our regional and federal agencies,” stated Rochester Police Chief Gary Boudreau, who added, “and we are pleased to see the results of these partnerships positively influencing the Rochester community.”