Violent fugitive caught in Newport

NEWPORT — A fugitive wanted by the State of Vermont for Escape, was picked up last Friday in Newport by the U.S. Marshals Service.

Dennis Rose, 30, of Brooklyn, New York, was arrested late in the day on April 8, 2016.

Rose was wanted by the State of Vermont, Department of Corrections, Burlington Probation and Parole for Escape. His underlying charge related to his escape is aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Police say Rose is no stranger to the criminal justice system. He has a significant criminal history which started when he was seventeen years old.

His extensive criminal history reveals offenses in the State of Vermont and the State of New York to include a Federal conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. His additional convictions include heroin and cocaine sales, sale of a controlled substance on school grounds, aggravated assault with a weapon, 1st degree aggravated domestic assault, reckless endangerment, false information to Law Enforcement, Parole violations, and Probation violations.

On January 12, 2016, Burlington Probation and Parole requested the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service in locating and apprehending Rose, as his whereabouts were unknown at the time.

Deputy U.S. Marshals gathered information on Rose’s possible whereabouts, and he was arrested without incident in Newport.

Rose had been a fugitive since January 11, 2016.

It is alleged that Rose was actively evading arrest from Law Enforcement and subsequently fled the Burlington area.

This arrest was the result of a culmination of investigative efforts by the U.S. Marshals, Vermont State Police, and the Newport Police Department.