'Armed and Dangerous Gang Member' Caught: Marshals

CONCORD, NH - An allegedly armed and dangerous gang member wanted for a probation violation after being convicted of being a felon in possession of a dangerous weapon was arrested last night, according to U.S. Marshals.

Juan Wilfredo Rivera, 36, was arrested on Feb. 23, 2016, for being a fugitive from justice and on a Rockingham County warrant for a probation violation.

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According to the U.S. Marshals Service, Rivera was on probation after being convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He had also been arrested twice for receiving stolen property in 2013, according to posts on Portsmouth Patch and the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Department.

Rivera – who also reportedly used the aliases “John Rivera,” “Hector Vasquez,” and “Willy Vasquez,” was last known to live in the Portsmouth area – specifically, Gosling Road – but as of Monday, his whereabouts was unknown. He was scheduled today to be this week’s District of New Hampshire Fugitive of the Week after a warrant was issued for his arrested last week. Rivera was believed to be armed and dangerous, “based on his prior possession of a firearm conviction and his reported ties to a known gang,” according to Deputy Marshal Jeffrey White.

Last night, according to White, Rivera was arrested by Portsmouth Police and New Hampshire Probation and Parole at a local hotel.

New Hampshire Patch will update this post when more information becomes available.