Convicted NH Forger on the Loose

MANCHESTER, NH — The New Hampshire Department of Corrections is hunting for a convicted forger who allegedly failed to return from a private appointment on Nov. 2, 2016, according to a press alert. William Clayton Roy, 68, of Claremont, signed out of the Manchester Transitional Housing minimum security unit yesterday afternoon at 1:18 p.m. but failed to return, as scheduled, at 3:30 p.m.

According to Jeff Lyons, the public information officer for the NH DOC, he was placed on walkaway status yesterday afternoon.

Roy is white, 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs around 185 lbs. He has brown hair and brown eyes and walks with a cane. Roy was sentenced in Grafton County Superior Court to two multi-year sentences for forgery and had 249 days of time served to his credit. He was at the state prison from May 2014 until March of this year, when he became eligible for parole, with a maximum release date of September 2018, according to Lyons.

“This is being investigated by the New Hampshire department of Corrections Investigations Bureau and the New Hampshire State Police,” Lyons said. “If anyone has information on the whereabouts of this inmate they should contact the New Hampshire State Police or their local law enforcement agencies.”