Alleged Stalking Fugitive From NH Bagged In Tennessee

CLEVELAND, TN — A New Hampshire felon, wanted for stalking and on the run from police in the Granite State, was captured in Tennessee this week, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. James Trott, 27, formerly of Manchester, was arrested on April 24, 2019, in Cleveland, TN, according to The Chattanoogan.

Law enforcement in Bradley County received tips that Trott might be in the area. The Smoky Mountains Fugitive Task Force worked with local police to find Trott and informed him of an active warrant in New Hampshire. According to the report, Trott told marshals that he would not be returning to the Granite State to face the charges while threatening to “shoot it out with cops” or “commit suicide by cop.”

Trott – a felon – was prohibited from possessing a firearm. He also reportedly “made other non-direct life-threatening comments toward police and prosecutors.” The task force, however, was able to take him into custody, without incident.

According to reports on Patch and other New Hampshire media outlets, Trott has been arrested a number of times in the Granite State.

In June 2013, he was arrested on two counts of felonious sexual assault-statutory rape as well as a warrant in Londonderry. Two years later, Trott was arrested for disorderly and bail condition violations in Manchester after reportedly making derogatory comments and taking a “fighting gesture,” according to Manchester Link Ink. Back in October 2016, he was arrested by Londonderry police for identity fraud. A month later, he was arrested in Goffstown for disobeying an officer, resisting arrest, reckless operation, misuse of registration plates and unauthorized use of an inspection sticker, and other violations, according to WMUR-TV.

Last year, he was arrested by NHSP on a driving charge while on I-293.

Read the full report at chattanoogan.com.