Concord,
NH – The U.S. Marshals – NH Joint Fugitive Task Force is very
happy to announce the arrest of Strafford County fugitive, Samuel Jeff
Warren last evening in Somersworth, NH.
Samuel Warren, 34
years-of-age, was last listed as having no known permanent address
somewhere in the Strafford County area. Mr. Warren was being sought on
an arrest warrant issued on October 13th by the Strafford County
Superior Court for bail violations due an ongoing case alleging the
possession with intent to distribute narcotics (fentanyl).
As
part of this investigation, Warren had been featured as the “Fugitive of
the Week” on November 3, 2021. This feature was aired on WTPL-FM,
WNTK-FM, WTSN-FM, WEMJ-FM, The Union Leader, The Nashua Telegraph, The
Patch, Manchester Information, the Manchester Ink Link, The Rochester &
Lebanon 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 over 500 fugitives since its implementation
in 2007. Additionally, the “Fugitive of the Week” was also to be
distributed statewide to all law enforcement officers in New Hampshire.
The U.S. Marshals and the Somersworth Police Department both
received multiple tips that pointed to an apartment on Franklin Street
in Somersworth. The Somersworth Police Department and members of the
U.S. Marshals – NH Joint Fugitive Task Force responded to the area and
made contact with a resident who denied that Warren was there. There was
a lot of information indicating that Mr. Warren was in the residence and
was possibly armed. The Somersworth Police Department was able to obtain
a search warrant for the residence and the Strafford County Regional
Tactical Operations Unit was activated. After a period of time, contact
was established with Mr. Warren and he voluntarily exited residence and
was arrested without further incident.
Warren was initially
transported to the Somersworth Police Department where he was processed
and then further transported to the Strafford County Jail pending his
appearance in the Strafford County Superior Court later today.
Additionally, on November 9, 2021, members of the U.S. Marshals – NH
Joint Fugitive Task Force assisted the Merrimack Police Department,
along with the Gilmanton Police Department in the execution of an arrest
and search warrant in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. The Merrimack Police
Department had obtained an arrest warrant for David Carkin, 25
years-of-age, of Gilmanton, NH for the offenses of Felonious Sexual
Assault, Possession of Child Sex Abuse Images, Manufacture of Child
Sexual Abuse Images, use of computer services-prohibited, indecent
exposure and criminal threatening. Information at the residence
indicated that Carkin was not at home, but at work at a store in Epping,
NH. Members of the task force responded to Epping, where Mr. Carkin was
ultimately located and arrested without incident. Carkin was transported
to the Merrimack Police Department for processing and is currently being
held at the Hillsborough County Jail pending his initial court
appearance later today.
Since the inception of the U.S. Marshals
– New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force in 2002, these partnerships
have resulted in over 8,218 arrests (Updated as of 12/16/2020). 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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