‘Countless Tips’ Lead To Capture Of NH Fugitive For The Second Time

CONCORD, NH — A New Hampshire fugitive, wanted for the second time, has been arrested for a second time, too, in less than 24 hours after being featured.

Jesse E. Pickard Jr., 34, who was featured on Wednesday, was arrested in Laconia on Thursday after “countless tips” led investigators to the city’s downtown, Jeffrey White, a deputy marshal, said.

“After a couple of interviews in the area,” he said, “Pickard was observed around the WOW Trail adjacent to New Salem Street. Members of the task force approached Mr. Pickard and arrested him without incident.”

Pickard was taken to Concord Police Headquarters for processing on four warrants: Two for sex offender registration violations issued by Concord and Tilton police, a warrant for bail violations on a driving offense out of Franklin, and a narcotics warrant issued by the Concord police.

Along with task force members, the Strafford County Sheriff’s Office and the Greenfield Police Department assisted with the case.

This is the second time marshals have searched and found Pickard. Back in February 2017, he was a fugitive of the week after failing to register with police and was quickly found and arrested.

Pickard is required to register as a sex offender due to two prior convictions for felonious sexual assault on a child over the age of 13, less than the age of 16 with an age difference of more than four years.

Superior court records show Pickard's felony criminal history dates back to May 2010 when he first faced multiple rape charges in both Concord and Franklin. In December 2010 and May 2011, he pleaded guilty to two felonious sexual assault charges. Also, in May 2011 and May 2012, he was found in violation of probation.

In February 2012, he was accused of possession of child sexual abuse images from an incident in Franklin in May 2011. The charge was later nolle prossed.

In October 2015, he was accused of failing to register as a sex offender in Franklin and also charged with unsworn falsification, and pleaded guilty to both charges in March 2016.

A few months later, Pickard was arrested for receiving stolen property and theft by deception charges in Manchester and pleaded guilty to the charges in August 2016.

Pickard was accused of duty to inform in Concord in March 2017 but the charge was nolle processed months later. More duty to inform charges surfaced in Concord in April 2017 as well as violation of probation or parole charges. He pleaded guilty to a single count. Pickard was also charged with duty to report in Franklin in July 2018 and July 2019, and pleaded guilty to all the charges.

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