Vermont Business Magazine The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on December 18, 2025, Douglas Reynolds, 37, of, Dalton, New Hampshire, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 120 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release. Reynolds previously pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, specifically assaulting federal law enforcement using a deadly weapon.
According to court records, members of the United States Marshals Service attempted to serve an outstanding state arrest warrant on Reynolds near Dalton, New Hampshire. Reynolds spotted law enforcement and fled in his black Jetta sedan. Reynolds led law enforcement north on Interstate 93 to Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, before turning south on Interstate 91. The chase reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour.
Eventually, Reynolds exited the interstate near Ryegate, Vermont. His vehicle ran out of gas and began to slow. As his vehicle slowed, Reynolds waived a Ruger Security Six .357 Magnum revolver out of his driver’s side window. Then he fired the gun over his shoulder in the general direction of USMS personnel. USMS personnel returned fire, hitting Reynolds in the head.
Members of the pursuing team then ordered Reynolds out of his car and apprehended him. After receiving medical care, Reynolds was arrested. At the time of Reynolds’ possession and discharge of the Ruger, he was both a convicted felon and an unlawful user of controlled substances.
First Assistant United States Attorney Michael P. Drescher commended the investigatory efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Bradford Police Department, and the assistance of the United States Marshals Service.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua L. Banker. Reynolds was represented by Assistant Federal Public Defender Carmen Brooks.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the
total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.
Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont