Follow-Up: Felon Fugitive Used Fake Name, Resisted Arrest In Rochester, Correction Department Says

CONCORD, NH — A fugitive and felon featured in February is now in custody, according to the New Hampshire Department of Corrections.

Frank Albert McPhee, 38, who was wanted on a probation violation after being convicted in 2022 on weapon, assault, and other charges, was arrested in Rochester on Monday.

According to corrections, police in the city stopped a man riding a bicycle on the sidewalk of South Main Street. When asked to identify himself, the bicyclist was accused of giving a false name and birth date, which police dispatch could not verify.

“Officers attempted to detain the individual to confirm his identity, and he resisted,” an alert on Wednesday stated. “After a brief struggle, officers were able to secure the individual and subsequently identified him as Frank McPhee.”

McPhee had a no-bail warrant on the probation violation and was taken to police headquarters for processing. He was also charged with resisting arrest and false report to law enforcement. McPhee, corrections said, is being held at the Strafford County House of Corrections awaiting transport to the New Hampshire State Prison for Men.

“The Department of Corrections would like to thank the Rochester Police Department for their assistance in apprehending McPhee,” the department said.

McPhee was previously featured as a U.S. Marshals fugitive of the week in August 2020, after being accused of bail violations while living in Northwood.

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According to superior court records, McPhee’s criminal history dates back to 2008 when he was accused of burglary in Northwood and forgery, theft, and receiving stolen property in Manchester, in separate incidents. He pleaded guilty to one forgery charge and received a 12-month jail sentence and two years of probation. McPhee was convicted of a probation violation in December 2010 and was given a 12-month sentence, with 213 days of time served suspended for two years. McPhee pleaded guilty to the burglary charge in November 2009 and received a six-month jail sentence. He was convicted of violating probation on that charge in May 2011 and received three days of time-served credit.

McPhee was charged with acts prohibited in Seabrook after an incident in March 2016. He was found not guilty of the charge in January 2017.

In March 2019, McPhee was charged with aggravated DUI, drug possession, and other charges after an incident in Durham. In October 2020, he pleaded guilty to both charges and received two 12-month sentences, both suspended.

In November 2019, he was accused of criminal threatening and resisting after an incident in Northwood. A jury found him guilty on several driving charges, and he was sentenced to 12 months in jail and received 209 days of time-served credit, as well as fines, in June 2020. McPhee was found in violation of probation or parole in December 2020 and was sent to jail for six months and given 112 days of time-served credit. He was hit with another violation of probation or parole conviction in November 2022 and was given another 12-month jail sentence with 365 days of credit for time served.

In November 2021, he was accused of being a felon in possession of a dangerous weapon and resisting in Rochester and escape with force or deadly weapon, criminal use of a self-defense weapon, assault, reckless conduct, and resisting charges in Northwood. He pleaded guilty to several of the Northwood charges in October 2022. He received several suspended sentences, as well as two two-to-six-year sentences with 333 days of time-served credit. McPhee pleaded guilty to the Rochester charges in November 2022 and received two 12-month jail sentences and 360 days of time served credit.

McPhee received work release in May 2025.

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