Lakes Region Felon, With Lengthy Criminal History, Surrenders

CONCORD, NH — Pressure by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force on a felon who failed to appear in superior court led him to turn himself in to police on Tuesday.

Corey Cole, 30, received a suspended sentence on burglary and theft charges out of Rockingham County Superior Court, according to Jeffrey White, a deputy marshal. But when a judge found out about his alleged “ongoing criminal conduct,” he was ordered back to court to serve time in prison. Cole, however, failed to appear to serve and marshals were requested to find him, White said.

Cole was last known to be living in Barnstead but had ties to Concord and the capital region as well as Lakes Region communities. Task force members, White noted, were “actively searching for him” this week, before he was scheduled to be featured on Wednesday as the fugitive of the week.

“During this search, Cole had indicated that he would surrender on at least two occasions,” White said. “Unfortunately, Mr. Cole chose not to surrender.”

When Cole found out he was to be featured as a fugitive, he contacted Alton police and made surrender arrangements. Cole was taken to the Belknap County Jail to be held. He will be transported later to Rockingham superior court to face new sentencing.

White said members of the Belknap, Rockingham, and Strafford County sheriff’s offices and the Alton, Barnstead, Concord, Danbury, and Greenfield police departments all worked the case.

“We always encourage people to do the right thing,” U.S. Marshal Nick Willard said. “Mr. Cole has taken that first step by surrendering to law enforcement which is always appreciated throughout the criminal justice system, and we wish him the best.”

Cole has a lengthy criminal history dating back to 2009.

Charges include several counts of burglary, drug possession, theft by unauthorized taking, identity fraud, criminal restraint, falsifying physical evidence, witness tampering, and receiving stolen property. According to posts on Patch, he has also been arrested on reckless driving and drug possession charges, including one in 2015, after an overdose in Concord, and a simple assault charge at Walmart in Concord in April.

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