Armed Robbery And Drug Dealing New Hampshire Fugitives Now In Custody

CONCORD, NH — Two New Hampshire Department of Corrections fugitives of the week for the month of June are now in custody, according to investigators.

Justin Robert Washburn, 33, was featured in June 21 while Felix Junito Perez, 39, was featured the week before. Both were wanted on parole violations.

Perez, who was convicted of drug dealing, was accused of attempting to conceal his identity on June 22 after Nashua police and Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department employees took him into custody. However, a report said, information provided by corrections officials positively identified him.

“Perez is currently in the custody of the Hillsborough County Department of Corrections,” an alert stated, “and will be held on the parole warrant pending his revocation hearing before the New Hampshire Adult Parole Board.”

Washburn was arrested the same day as Perez in the Lakes Region.

“A Laconia police officer observed Washburn walking into a local business on Union Avenue,” an alert stated. “The officer then arrested Washburn as he exited.”

Washburn’s criminal history dates back close to 16 years, when he was accused of four counts of receiving stolen property in Moultonborough from December 2007. The charges were filed against him in September 2008. He pleaded guilty to the charges in May 2009 and was found in violation of probation in November 2010 and June 2011.

In March 2011, he was accused of willful concealment and felony organized retail crime enterprise in Tilton. He was charged six months later. Washburn pleaded guilty to the felony charge in July 2012.

In Laconia, in January 2012, Washburn was accused of organized retail crime enterprise and receiving stolen property charges, both felonies, and three breach of bail charges. The stolen property charge was nolle prossed later. In July 2012, he pleaded guilty to the criminal enterprise and two of the three breach charges.

Washburn was charged with felony escape in July 2018, pleading guilty three months later. A violation of probation or parole conviction followed in January 2020.

In October 2020, he was accused of burglary and in November 2020, robbery. Both cases were also in Laconia. He pleaded guilty to the charges in August 2021.

Perez’s life of crime in the Granite State dates back decades, according to superior court records.

In March 2000, he was accused of burglary and two counts of first-degree assault after an incident in Hudson. He pleaded guilty to the burglary charge in March 2001, making him a felon.

In July 2000, he was accused of several counts of felonious sexual assault and sexual assault after an incident in Nashua. In March 2001, he pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count.

In November 2007, he was accused of three acts prohibited; controlled drug act charges out of Nashua. He pleaded guilty to two of the counts in May 2008. In January 2012, he was given work release, court records stated.

But about two years later, he was in trouble with the law again after being charged with felon in possession of a dangerous weapon and two counts of possession of a controlled-narcotic drug during two incidents in Manchester.

In May 2014, he was arrested by Nashua police on a violation of a protective order charge. In April 2015, he pleaded guilty to the weapon and one drug charge. Perez requested work release again in June 2019, but there was an objection to the proposal initially. A month later, the state withdrew its objection, the court said.

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