Hillsboro, NH - On October 9, 2026, at approximately 3:10 a.m., officers from the Hillsboro Police Department responded to Cumberland Farms on Henniker Street for a report of a suspicious vehicle.

 

As an officer arrived, a vehicle was observed leaving the parking lot without its headlights on. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver refused to pull over and fled at a high rate of speed. Officers pursued the vehicle from Hillsboro into Antrim, where the driver turned off the headlights, causing officers to temporarily lose sight of it.

 

Hillsboro officers subsequently located the vehicle on Thompsons Crossing in Antrim. While the officers were outside their cruiser, the driver suddenly accelerated toward them, forcing both officers to run for safety to avoid being struck by the vehicle.

 

The driver continued fleeing at a high rate of speed before losing control of the vehicle on the dirt roadway. The vehicle went off the road, traveled down an embankment, and rolled over.

Officers immediately took the driver, identified as Christopher Johnson, age 32, of Sharon, NH, into custody.

 

Johnson sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries. A passenger in the vehicle sustained minor injuries. Both were treated at the scene by Antrim Ambulance and transported to the hospital.

 

Further investigation revealed that Johnson was out on bail following an arrest in Rhode Island on October 1, 2026, involving similar circumstances.

As a result of this incident, Johnson faces numerous criminal charges filed by both the Hillsboro and Antrim Police Departments.

 

Hillsboro Police Department Charges:

- Reckless Conduct with a Deadly Weapon (Felony)

- Domestic Violence Kidnapping (Felony)

- Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated (Felony)

- Disobeying an Officer

- Criminal Restraint

- Reckless Operation

- Speeding

- Traffic Signal Violation

- Expired Registration

- Lights Required

 

Antrim Police Department Charges:

- Reckless Conduct with a Deadly Weapon (Felony)

- Second Degree Assault – 2 Counts (Felony)

- Domestic Violence Kidnapping (Felony)

- Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated (Felony)

- Disobeying an Officer (Felony)

- Criminal Restraint

- Reckless Operation

- Speeding

- Left of Center

- Expired Registration

- Lights Required

 

Johnson is scheduled to be arraigned on October 9, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., in the 6th Circuit Court, District Division, Hillsborough.

The Hillsboro Police Department was assisted by the Antrim NH Police Department, Henniker Police Department, Peterborough, New Hampshire, Police Department, and Antrim Fire and Ambulance.