NH Corrections Searching for Missing Inmate

MANCHESTER, NH — The New Hampshire Department of Corrections is hunting for an alleged runaway inmate from the state’s transitional housing unit in Manchester who fled earlier this evening, according to an alert. Zachary Ryan Robinson, 24, current address unknown, allegedly ran away from the facility at around 7 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2016, after a corrections officer reportedly found him in possession of a cellphone.

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“This is contraband and inmates are not permitted to have them,” according to Jeffrey Lyons, the public information officer for the NH DOC.

Robinson is white, about 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs around 200 lbs., and has brown hair and blue eyes. According to Lyons, Robinson was sentenced in Strafford County Superior Court on June 16, 2015, to three concurrent sentences of three and half to seven years for receiving stolen property, robbery, and reckless conduct. He received 732 days of time served credited to his sentence and was eligible for parole on December. His maximum release date is June 11, 2023. Lyons noted that walkaways are considered to be escaped prisoners and face up to three and half to seven additional years in prison.

The DOC Investigations Bureau and the New Hampshire State Police are investigating. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of this inmate is encouraged to call the NH State Police or their local law enforcement agency.