New Hampshire Man, Abuser Of Drugs And On The Lam For Years, Wanted On Parole Violation

CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Department of Corrections is asking for the public’s help finding a felon who is wanted on a parole violation nad has not been seen for two to three years.

John James Willis is white, 45, about 6 feet, 1 inch tall, and weighs 230 pounds. He has hazel eyes and brown hair. Willis has tattoos on his arms, back, chest, right hand, and right shoulder. Investigators claimed he had several aliases, including “Johny Blaze,” “Blaze Willis,” and “Charles David Willis.”

Willis’ history of crime in New Hampshire dates back to December 2006, after he was accused of burglary in Pelham. About four and half years later, he pleaded to the charge, making him a felon, and received a suspended sentence.

A month after pleading guilty, he was accused of being involved in a drug incident in Nashua that led to two acts prohibited and two heroin possession charges. That led to a violation of probation charge.

In May 2013, Willis pleaded guilty to the two heroin possession charges and received probation with 81 days in jail as time served, all suspended, for four years. He was also charged with a probation violation and pleaded guilty in October 2014. He received credit for 425 days, time served.

In November 2019, he was arrested again on an acts prohibited charge out of Nashua. After several hearings and an agreement, Willis failed to appear at a plea and sentencing hearing in February 2021. A parole warrant was issued against him on Dec. 29, 2020, and a nonappearance and no bail warrant was issued out of Hillsborough County Superior Court South on Feb. 19, 2021. He has not been seen since.

“Willis is known to abuse drugs and has connections to the Nashua and Lawrence, Massachusetts, areas,” investigators said in an alert.

Investigators warn not to try and apprehend Willis and, instead, call local police, the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office at 603-679-2225, or corrections at 603-271-1804.

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