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 Concord,
NH – The United States Marshals Service is very happy to
announce the arrest of two more of New Hampshire’s “Fugitives of the
Week.”
The first arrest came last night in Claremont, New
Hampshire with the arrest of “Fugitive of the Week,” Nathaniel Michael
Plaisted, 35 years-of-age. Plaisted was arrested by members of the
Claremont Police Department after an alleged shoplifting incident at a
local department store. Mr. Plaisted was wanted for failing to appear on
a cocaine charge out of Sullivan County Superior Court. Plaisted was
featured as the “Fugitive of the Week” on October 28, 2020, which
produced several tips pointing to both Claremont, New Hampshire and over
the border in Vermont. This information was actively pursued by the NH
Joint Fugitive Task Force along with the Claremont Police Department.
Fortunately, this search came to an end last night when he was reported
to police for shoplifting and was arrested without incident. Plaisted
will be held at the Sullivan County Jail pending his initial court
appearance on his outstanding arrest warrant.
The second
“Fugitive of the Week” was arrested shortly before 2:00pm today in
Goffstown, New Hampshire. Robert Shawn Audette, 31 years-of-age, had
just been featured today as the “Fugitive of the Week.” Audette was
being sought on a federal arrest warrant issued on December 9, 2019 for
possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Audette was listed
as Armed & Dangerous based on his extensive criminal history and prior
offenses involving a firearm. Shortly after being featured, information
was received from anonymous tipsters pointing to a couple of locations
off Mast Road in Goffstown, NH. Members of the NH Joint Fugitive Task
Force conducted surveillance at these locations and observed a person
believed to be Audette getting into the passenger seat of a car. This
car was followed a short distance and was stopped by members of the task
force. Audette was located inside the car and arrested without incident.
Audette was transported to the Merrimack County Jail where he will be
processed and held as a federal prisoner pending his initial court
appearance via videoconference in US District Court later today.
Both of these fugitives were featured as the “Fugitive of the Week”
and aired on WTPL-FM, WMUR-TV, The Union Leader, The Nashua Telegraph,
The Patch, Foster’s Daily Democrat, Manchester Information, the
Manchester Ink Link, the Rochester Voice and prominently featured on the
internet. The
“Fugitive of the Week” continues to be a very successful tool that
has resulted in the location and arrest of numerous fugitives since its
implementation in 2007. Additionally, the “Fugitive of the Week” was
distributed statewide to all law enforcement officers in New Hampshire.
Since the inception of the U.S. Marshals - New Hampshire Joint
Fugitive Task Force in 2002, these partnerships have resulted in over
8,061 arrests (Updated as of 06/30/2020). These arrests have ranged in
seriousness from murder, assault, unregistered sex offenders, probation
and parole violations and numerous other serious offenses. Nationally
the United States Marshals Service fugitive programs are carried out
with local law enforcement in 94 district offices, 85 local fugitive
task forces, 8 regional task forces, as well as a growing network of
offices in foreign countries.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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