Hartford Man Arraigned On Kidnapping, Stolen Truck Charges: Feds

HARTFORD, CT/BURLINGTON, VT — A 37-year-old Hartford man was arraigned in federal court in Vermont last week to face kidnapping and interstate transport of a stolen motor vehicle charges.

The U.S. Attorney's Office out of Burlington, Vt., reported June 16 that Barry Perez, 37, of Hartford was arraigned in federal court.

Federal officials said Perez was indicted by a federal grand jury in Burlington, Vt., on May 11 and he has been detained since.

Authorities said the incident in question happened Jan. 13, when officials said Perez stole a box truck in Lebanon, N.H., in the early morning.

Perez then drove it into Vermont before crashing it into a rock outcropping in the median of Interstate 89, wrote federal authorities.

When a good Samaritan truck driver pulled over to render aid, Perez pointed a realistic-looking fake gun at the truck driver and had the driver drive him northbound on I-89, officials said.

The U.S. Attorney's Office said the truck driver was eventually able to flee from the truck in a parking lot in Berlin, Vt.

Responding officers found Perez in the cab of the truck and arrested him, authorities said.

If convicted, Perez faces a maximum possible penalty of life imprisonment, officials said.

For the full U.S. Attorney's office announcement of the arraignment, click on this link.