Hillsboro pursuit ends in rollover after driver accelerates toward officers
Early-morning chase from Hillsboro into Antrim ends when the fleeing vehicle rolls over after the driver accelerates toward officers.
On October 9, 2026, at about 3:10 a.m., Hillsboro officers responding to a suspicious vehicle at Cumberland Farms attempted a stop; the driver fled at high speed into Antrim, turned off headlights, and was later located on Thompsons Crossing. The driver, identified as 32-year-old Christopher Johnson of Sharon, NH, accelerated toward officers, lost control on the dirt road, and the vehicle rolled; Johnson and a passenger were treated and transported to the hospital, with Johnson sustaining serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Johnson, who was out on bail from an Oct. 1 Rhode Island arrest, faces numerous felony and misdemeanor charges filed by both Hillsboro and Antrim police and is scheduled for arraignment Oct. 9, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.