Danbury man ID'd as white supremacist taken into custody on weapons charge

Christopher Palermo

WILMOT - An armed and dangerous white supremacist hiding on Kearsarge Valley Road in Wilmot was taken into custody on Saturday.

Christopher Palermo, 47, of Danbury, was wanted on a parole warrant. He is now facing sex offender registration violation and firearms charges. The arrest marks the end of a weeks-long investigation initiated by the state Department of Corrections and overseen by the U.S. Marshals Service - NH Joint Fugitive Task Force.

Wilmot Police and NH State Troopers closed Kearsarge Valley Road around 1:20 p.m. and approached the residence where he was staying, according to a statement from the New Hampshire U.S. Marshal's Office sent on Saturday. Palermo was found outside and was immediately compliant with officers' orders. After the arrest, firearms were found on the premises.

Palermo is a felon as a result of being convicted in 2012 for aggravated felonious sexual assault on a minor. As a result, Palermo is prohibited from carrying a firearm and must register as a sex offender. Information developed by multiple U.S. Marshal sources indicated that Palermo was in possession of firearms, and a sex offender registration search showed that he never reported to the NH State Police to perform his initial sex offender registration upon being released from jail earlier this year.