New Hampshire Work Center Resident Placed On Escape Status

CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Department of Corrections has issued an alert for a minimum security resident of a transitional work center in Concord being placed on escape status Saturday.

Shawn Anthony Tarr, a felon due to drug and other convictions, was last seen walking away from his job site in Concord between 11:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. The job site was located on Regional Drive in the eastern part of the city.

Tarr is Caucasian, about 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and weighs 210 lbs. He has strawberry blonde, spiked hair with blue eyes. Tarr was wearing green pants and a white T-shirt and could have possibly left in a single cab black pickup truck.

Tarr was incarcerated due to being found guilty of controlled drug act and falsifying physical evidence charges. He began his sentence in May 2019 and was approved by the parole board to be released in May 21. Tarr was awaiting an appropriate plan for release, according to the alert.

According to court documents, the original incident occurred in North Hampton in January 2018 involving both North Hampton police, state troopers, and fentanyl possession. He was later charged with felony bail jumping but that charge was nolle prossed.

Tarr was also found guilty on felony charges in the mid-1990s although specific information about the charges were not available on the court's website. He has also been convicted in Maine on a felony theft charge.

Anyone with information on Tarr’s whereabouts should call the NH Department of Corrections Investigations Bureau at 603-271-4416, 603-271-1860 or your local law enforcement agency.

Editor's note: This post was derived from information supplied by the New Hampshire Department of Corrections and does not indicate a conviction. This link explains the removal request process for New Hampshire Patch police reports.

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