Accused Meth Manufacturer Skips Court Again: New Hampshire Department Of Corrections

CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Department Of Corrections is asking for the public’s help finding a fugitive felon accused of probation violations and skipping a court date last year.

Heather Sue Dodge is 36, about 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and weighs around 150 pounds. She has brown hair and hazel eyes. Dodge has no known tattoos, scars, or aliases. Dodge is wanted for probation violations after being convicted of drug possession. Officials said she was last known to live in Dalton but also has ties to Essex and Caledonia counties in Vermont.

“Dodge has a known substance use disorder,” an alert stated. “(Her) criminal history includes simple assault, bail jumping, resisting arrest, and possession of drugs.”

Dodge was featured as a fugitive on July 12, 2023, and captured about two weeks later. She posted bail and then failed to attend the Coos County Superior Court hearing. The warrant for her latest arrest was issued on Oct. 11, 2023.

According to superior court records, Dodge’s criminal history dates back about six years, when she was charged with acts prohibited and manufacturing methamphetamine in Dalton. She pleaded guilty to a single acts prohibited charge a few months later and received a suspended sentence.

In two separate incidents out of Dalton in February 2019, she was accused of four counts of drug possession and two counts of meth manufacturing. She pleaded guilty to two possession charges three months later, with an 18-month mandatory minimum, all deferred; four counts were nolle prossed three months later; and two counts were dismissed without prejudice four months later.

In November 2020, she was found guilty of drug possession in Lancaster and received another 18-month sentence, all deferred.

In May 2021, Dodge was accused of felony drug possession-subsequent in Epping. She failed to appear in court five months and seven months later, court records stated. In April 2022, she pleaded guilty to the charge and received a 12-month sentence, all suspended for two years.

Dodge was then found in violation of probation in the Lancaster case in July 2022 and a warrant was issued for her arrest. After a year’s worth of court hearings, a warrant was issued for her arrest again. A fugitive alert was issued as part of the case. Dodge was arrested about a month later and released $1,000 cash bail.

Three months later, Dodge failed to appear at her probation hearing. In November 2023, the court ordered her cash bail forfeited to the state.

If you know where Dodge is, do not try to apprehend her. Contact corrections at 603-271-1804 or police.

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