Update: 'Armed And Dangerous' New Hampshire Felon Found

Update: 1:01 p.m. July 22: John Arthur Cathcart, this week's New Hampshire fugitive of the week, was quickly captured Wednesday a few hours after the released of the task force alert.

Cathcart, 55, was located "sleeping on a porch on Batchelder Street in Laconia," according to Jeffrey White, a deputy marshal.

"Shortly after being featured, members of the US Marshals-NH Joint Fugitive Task Force conducted interviews in the Laconia area," White said. "As a result of the interviews, investigators were pointed to a possible location of Cathcart. The task force checked the porch of a residence located on Batchelder Street and were able to locate and arrest Mr. Cathcart without any incident."

Cathcart was taken to the Belknap County Jail for processing and holding pending his initial court appearance.

The original post is below.

CONCORD, NH — The District of New Hampshire-New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force is attempting to locate a potentially armed and dangerous fugitive with drug and other criminal history accused of skipping a court appearance.

John Arthur Cathcart is 55, about 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and weighs 165 lbs. Originally from Colorado, he has blue eyes and brown hair. Cathcart has a number of tattoos including on his left hand, chest and back, upper right and left arms, and the name "Cassie" on his neck, as well as one on his left calf, according to Jeffrey White, a deputy marshal.

"Cathcart is wanted on multiple outstanding warrants issued by Belknap County for failing to appear on multiple narcotics charges as well as a felon in possession of a firearm charge," White said. "Cathcart's last known address is in Laconia where he has several friends and associates throughout the area."

Based on his current charges, the task force is warning Cathcart should be considered "armed and dangerous" and is "known to abuse drugs," White said.

According to court documents and online police logs and reports, Cathcart has been arrested and convicted numerous times in Belknap County since the late 1990s.

Cathcart was arrested in Belmont on a driving while intoxicated on drugs or liquor charge in November 1997 but was found not guilty in November 1998. In April 2006, he was charged with intoxication or under influence of drugs in Laconia. Cathcart was arrested on simple assault and resisting arrest charges in June 2007 and a bench warrant in Laconia in November 2008.

Cathcart was arrested by New Hampshire State Police in September 2016 on a driving after revocation or suspension charge on Route 107 in Laconia. In March 2017, he was arrested in Belmont on two counts of fraudulent use of a credit card and in August of that year, Cathcart was convicted on a controlled drug: acts prohibited charge out of Laconia from October 2016. He was arrested in November 2017 on a drug dealing charge but the charge was later dropped. Cathcart was also arrested on a bench warrant and a deal/possess prescription drugs charge in Gilford in March 2018.

Cathcart's latest charges were from August 2019 in Laconia. He was scheduled to appear at a dispositional conference on July 17 but failed to show up, according to the Belknap County Superior Court.

Anyone with information about Cathcart is asked to call the task force at 603-225-1632 or local police. Do not try to attempt to apprehend him yourself.

Editor's note: This post was derived from information supplied by the U.S. Marshals Service and does not indicate a conviction. This link explains the removal request process for New Hampshire Patch police reports.

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