Alleged NH Meth and Heroin Dealer Arrested by U.S. Marshals

CONCORD, NH — A local man who has eluded police, marshals, and state troopers for months was captured on Loudon Road in Concord last night, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Alton Ryan, 43, of Concord, was arrested on April 3, 2017, on an outstanding warrant for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine as well as pending additional narcotics related items after he was captured and other ongoing investigations.

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The U.S. Marshals – NH Joint Fugitive Task Force was requested to assist in investigating Ryan by the NH State Police, as well as the Tilton and Concord Police Departments, according to Deputy Marshal Jeffrey White. The Concord warrant for his arrest was issued in November 2016.

“Last night, several members of the marshals fugitive task force conducted surveillance in the Concord area, when Ryan was spotted getting into a vehicle at a store on Loudon Road in Concord,” White alleged. “This vehicle was surrounded and stopped on Loudon Road, near the intersection of East Side Drive. Ryan was removed from the vehicle and arrested without incident.”

Ryan was turned over to the Concord Police for processing where he was held.

Previously, according to White, state troopers and other agencies have attempted to stop Ryan “multiple times” but each time, he was able to reportedly flee and escape capture.

This arrest was made, White noted, by the extensive efforts of several members of the Marshals Fugitive Task Force including; Belknap, Hillsborough, Rockingham and Strafford County Sheriff’s Offices, the Concord, Franklin, Greenfield, Littleton, Loudon, and Tilton Police Departments, the Federal Protective Service, NH Probation and Parole, along with deputy U.S. Marshals.

“The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force works seamlessly with every law enforcement agency in the state of New Hampshire, where our common goal is to work together to make our cities and towns safer for everyone,” said U.S. Marshal David Cargill in a statement. “I am very happy that Mr. Ryan was arrested safely and without any incident.”

According to a report on Patch, Ryan was arrested in October 2015, on five counts of meth and heroin sales.