Fugitive Of The Week, 2 Others Captured In Maine

CONCORD, NH — It was three for the price of one in Lebanon, ME, last night as the Maine State Police captured Granite Staters wanted on warrants after the U.S. Marshals Service received tips from this week’s Fugitive of the Week post. Arrested on Dec. 13, 2017, were Michael Francis, 28, right, an alleged Seacoast heroin dealer who reportedly failed to appear in court as well as Ricardo Marino, 41, lower left, Sarah Quint, 29, who both had outstanding warrants out of Strafford County for violations of conditions of release. The investigation for the search for Francis started on Monday, according to Deputy Jeffrey White.

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After the fugitive post went live, investigators developed information that Francis might be hiding out in Lebanon, ME, with two friends. Marshals forwarded the info to state police in Maine and they located the three individuals hiding out inside of a home on Long Swamp Road.

“Francis and Marino were located hiding in bedrooms of the residence and Quint had provided a false name to the troopers in an attempt to avoid arrest,” White alleged.

All three are being held in the York County Jail on fugitive from justice charges in Maine.

Francis was wanted for failure to appear on a distribution of heroin/fentanyl charge, Marino was wanted for violation of conditions of release based on an original charge of operating a motor vehicle after being deemed a habitual offender, and Quint was wanted for violations of conditions of release based on original charges of falsifying physical evidence an obstruction a criminal investigation.

“The U.S. Marshals from NH are grateful for the outstanding support that we always receive from the Maine State Police,” U.S. Marshal David L. Cargill, Jr. added in a press statement. “These long-standing relationships are critical in quickly apprehending fugitives that often travel across state lines in an effort to avoid arrest.”

Images via U.S. Marshals Service.