Crime & Safety

Convicted NH Drug Dealer Is This Week’s Fugitive

Have you seen Dashonne Thomas, formerly of Nashua? He is wanted on narcotics charges after previously being convicted in Merrimack County.

CONCORD, NH — The District of New Hampshire - New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force Fugitive of the Week is a convicted drug dealer who is wanted on two narcotics charges since April, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Dashonne Thomas is wanted by the U.S. District Court on distribution of narcotics and conspiracy to distribute narcotics charges. He is 42, about 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighs around 195 lbs., and has brown hair and eyes.

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Thomas has a pierced left ear, according to Deputy Marshal Jeffrey White. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Concord NH Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

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In the past, he has reportedly used the aliases “D,” “Shawn Thompson,” and “Desean Thomas.”

“Thomas has an extensive criminal history including but not limited to crimes of violence and narcotics,” White alleged. “Thomas was last known to be living in Nashua, where he has ties to family, friends and associates, throughout the area.”

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Earlier this year, Thomas was indicted on a single count of felony sale of a controlled drug-crack cocaine allegedly on Aug. 31, 2016, in Nashua. Previously, according to the indictment, he was convicted of sale of controlled drugs in July 2002, in Merrimack County Superior Court.

If you know where Thomas is or see someone who resembles him, do not attempt to apprehend him yourself. Contact the U.S. Marshals Service at 603-225-1632, or call 1-877-WANTED-2, or submit a WEB-TIP, or TEXT NHTIP with any information to TIP411.

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