Crime & Safety

Felon, Accused Of Gun, Drug Possession, Skipping Court Hearings, Does Not Contest Bail Revocation: Follow-Up

Joseph Henriksen's public defenders hope to resolve dozens of criminal charges, including armed career criminal counts with county attorney.

Joseph Henriksen of Warner was in Merrimack County Superior Court for a bail revocation hearing after failing to appear, fleeing from cops, and being captured in Hollis in April. He faces dozens of charges.
Joseph Henriksen of Warner was in Merrimack County Superior Court for a bail revocation hearing after failing to appear, fleeing from cops, and being captured in Hollis in April. He faces dozens of charges. (Tony Schinella/Patch)

CONCORD, NH — A felon with a lengthy criminal history who faces dozens of new charges, including drug and weapon possession, and domestic violence, is not contesting a revocation of his bail.

Joseph Henriksen, 31, of Pleasant Lane in Warner, was in Merrimack County Superior Court Tuesday for a bail revocation hearing after being arrested in Hollis in April while on the lam after failing to appear at a pretrial hearing in February. He is currently being held at the county jail.

During the hearing, which lasted a few minutes, Zosia Anna Buse, a public defender, told the court they would not contest the bail revocation. Instead, she, Meredith Lugo, another public defender, and Susan Venus of the county attorney’s office would be working in the coming weeks toward a resolution of his cases, Buse said.

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A status conference hearing was then set for June 23.

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Henriksen is facing theft by unauthorized taking, a felony due to two prior convictions, as well as four theft by deception charges, felonies due to two prior theft convictions, after incidents in August, October, and November 2023 in Concord. He also faces receiving stolen property-firearm, acts prohibited, possession of a controlled drug-subsequent, two counts deal-possession prescription drugs, two counts domestic violence-simple assault, two counts of carrying or selling weapons, four counts of handguns-armed career criminal, and six counts of felon in possession of a dangerous weapon after an incident in Warner on Dec. 15. Henriksen also has an active breach of bail and felony theft charge from November 2025 in Tilton.

Henriksen has faced dozens of criminal charges in four counties since 2011, including acts prohibited, habitual offender, false report, willful concealment, disobeying an officer, violation of probation or parole, and falsifying physical evidence.

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