Alleged Armed Robbery Fugitive Caught in NJ

CONCORD, NH - A man believed to be involved in an armed robbery in Nashua last year is behind bars after being arrested in New Jersey yesterday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

James “Jersey” Rhodes, 24, was arrested on Feb. 16, 2016, for felony resisting arrest by police in Pemberton Township, NJ, after what marshals are calling “routine police contact.”

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Rhodes was wanted on an arrest warrant issued by Nashua Police for allegedly robbing the Alltown gas station on Hollis Street in October 2015. He was also wanted by the New Hampshire Parole Board for a parole violation after being convicted of armed robbery after hitting the same gas station in June 2013, according to a post on Nashua Patch. Rhodes was featured as the New Hampshire Fugitive of the Week last month.

“During this investigation numerous tips were received pointing to New York and New Jersey,” said Deputy Marshal Jamie Berry, who added that marshals were “actively closing in on Rhodes” before the arrest.

Rhodes has been charged with being a fugitive from justice. He will be brought back to New Hampshire “after he has resolved his criminal matters in New Jersey,” Berry said.