New Hampshire Fugitive Wanted On Parole Violation: U.S. Marshals

CONCORD, NH — The District of New Hampshire-New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force is asking for the public's help locating a felon with a long criminal history who was arrested on a heroin possession charge and is now wanted on warrants.

Adam John Montrose is 40, about 6 feet tall, 145 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes. He has tattoos on his left arm and forearm as well as his right hand, wrist, and shoulder. Warrants for Montrose's arrest were issued on Feb. 21 and May 7 by Strafford County and the New Hampshire Department of Corrections.

"Montrose is wanted on outstanding warrants issued by Strafford County for bail violations and the NH Department of Corrections for parole violations," Brandon Wilson, a deputy marshal, said. "Montrose was on bail for the charge of possession of heroin and on parole for a conviction of theft by unauthorized taking. Montrose’s whereabouts are unknown but has several friends and associates in the Berlin and Rochester areas."

Anyone with information about Montrose is asked to contact marshals at 603-225-1632 or your local police department.

Previous Criminal History

Montrose's criminal history dates back to November 1998 when he was accused of issuing a bad check in Portsmouth, failed to appear at the arraignment, and later, pleaded guilty in July 2000 on the charge. He was accused of violating his probation in October 2001.

In March 2002, he was accused of being a habitual offender in Somersworth and was later convicted on the charge making him a felon. In October 2003, he was accused of felony second-degree assault and criminal threatening in Rochester. He was convicted on the assault charge in August 2004 but the threat charge was nolle prossed. Montorse was accused of violating probation and bail conditions in October 2005 and his sentence was amended in January 2006. In between that case, he was charged with felony habitual offender again in Rochester and convicted in December 2005.

In July 2011, Montrose was accused of felony burglary and theft by unauthorized taking charges in Wolfeboro and was convicted of the charges in April 2012. The sentence was amended in March 2013. In September 2011, he was accused of felon in possession of a dangerous weapon in Ossipee but the charge was dismissed six months later. He was also accused of possession-sale of narcotics in Somersworth that same month and pleaded guilty to the charge. In Rochester in May 2014, Montrose was accused of theft and found guilty in October 2014. His sentence was amended again in April 2015. A Concord theft charge with a guilty plea occurred in April 2014 and in June 2014, he was charged with drug possession in Rochester and found guilty in June 2015. The sentence for that case was amended in February 2018. Another theft charge was issued out of Dover in March 2015 including a guilty plea and later, an amended sentence.

More charges followed: Drug and receiving stolen property charges out of Rochester in January 2017 and October 2018; habitual offender in Dover in October 2017; and controlled drug act in Dover in April 2019, a case that is still active. The Strafford County Superior Court claimed Montrose failed to appear in August and November 2019 in the Dover drug case.

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