FUGITIVE FOUND ALREADY IN JAIL

FROM:  U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE 

'Fugitive of the Week' Located in Massachusetts Jail

Concord, NH – This morning, Fugitive of the Week Andre Watson was located in Worcester County Jail in Massachusetts. Watson, 38, who was last known to live in Concord, NH, was wanted on an outstanding parole warrant issued by the NH State Parole Board. Watson was on parole in NH due to an original conviction and sentence for cocaine sales. Watson was also being sought on a warrant in Massachusetts for carrying a firearm without a license. Today, it was learned that Watson is currently being held without bail on the Mass. warrant on the firearm charge.

As part of the U.S. Marshals fugitive investigation, Watson was featured as the “Fugitive of the Week” on August 14th. The “Fugitive of the Week” is broadcast on WTPL-FM, WMUR-TV, The Union Leader, The Nashua Telegraph, The Patch, Foster’s Daily Democrat and is prominently featured on the internet. The “Fugitive of the Week” has been a very successful tool that has resulted in the location and arrest of numerous fugitives since its implementation in 2007.

Upon confirming that Watson was in custody at the Worcester County Jail today, the NH Parole Officer was notified and instructed to file paperwork with the Worcester County Jail. This paperwork will ensure that once Watson’s case has been resolved in Worcester County, he will be turned over to the NH Department of Corrections to answer for his outstanding parole violations.

Since the inception of the New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force in 2002, these partnerships have resulted in over 5,801 arrests (Updated as of 08/13/2014). 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, 7 regional task forces, as well as a growing network of offices in foreign countries.