Multiple Tips Lead To Fugitive Of The Week Hiding Out: U.S. Marshals

CONCORD, NH — A fugitive wanted on several active warrants was arrested on Thursday after the fugitive task force had been searching for him for about a month.

Joseph William Meserve, 27, was arrested in Concord’s South End neighborhood after the New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force received “multiple tips” he was on Matthew Street, Jeffrey White, a deputy marshal, said.

“At this residence, the team knocked and announced at the door and received no response,” he said. “Upon entering the residence and again announcing ‘police,’ Mr. Meserve called out and surrendered without incident.”

After being arrested, Meserve was searched and marshals accused him of possessing narcotics. He was taken to Concord Police Department headquarters and processed on the warrants and a new felony possession of a controlled drug charge.

Meserve was wanted on three outstanding warrants — one from the state for parole violations after being convicted of second-degree assault, a Merrimack County warrant for failure to appear on assault charges, and a Strafford County warrant for failure to appear on a narcotic charge, White said.

“The arrest of Mr. Meserve is another example of the hard work of the task force, the public, and the media combining efforts to keep our neighborhoods safe,” U.S. Marshal Nick Willard said. “The NH Joint Fugitive Task Force continues to work every day on countless federal, state, county, and local arrest warrants to help maintain the State of New Hampshire as one of the best and safest places to live, work, and play.”

Superior court records show Meserve to be a felon after being convicted on felony second-degree assault-strangulation as well as simple assault, obstruction, and resisting arrest or detention charges two years ago after an incident in Newmarket in December 2018.

In March, he was arrested on four felony controlled act; acts prohibited charges after an incident in Concord.

Meserve failed to appear at an arraignment on April 7 and a warrant was issued for his arrest. A grand jury indicted him on fentanyl and methamphetamine charges.

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