New Hampshire Felon Accused Of Failing To Appear On Contraband In Jail Charge: Marshals

CONCORD, NH — The U.S. Marshals-New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force is requesting public assistance in its efforts to locate and arrest Strafford Count fugitive who failed to appear in court on a jail smuggling drug charge two weeks ago.

Grant William Ohlson is 43, is about 5 feet, 4 inches tall, and weighs 135 pounds. He has blue eyes and brown hair, although he is balding. Ohlson, according to Andrew Grillo, a deputy marshal, has tattoos on both arms and a lower part of his neck.

In addition to the smuggling charge, “Ohlson has active warrants for theft, probation violations, and criminal trespass,” he said.

“Ohlson is known to be violent and has recently been associated with the possession and/or transfer of firearms,” Grillo added. “Ohlson has strong ties to Dover, Somersworth, Rochester, and Farmington.”

Ohlson’s criminal history dates back to at least 2000, according to superior court records.

He was accused of two counts of attempted escape in July 2000 in Exeter. He pleaded guilty to one of the counts in November 2001. His sentence was amended in April 2003.

In Hampton in July 2013, he was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after an incident at a motel.

In August 2017, he was accused of theft by unauthorized taking, simple assault, and cruelty to animals after an incident in Rochester.

A month later, he was charged with burglary, contempt, possession of a controlled drug-subsequent, attempted cocaine sale, theft by unauthorized taking, and two counts of receiving stolen property counts after two incidents in Somersworth. The theft and stolen property charges were felonies due to two prior convictions.

In March 2018, the cruelty charge was dropped, but he pleaded guilty to the other two charges. Ohlson also pleaded guilty to the attempted cocaine charge. The burglary, felony theft, and contempt charges were also dismissed.

Between 2020 and this year, Ohlson was involved in a dozen cases.

In March 2020, he was charged with possession of cocaine-subsequent and two possession of a controlled drug-subsequent charges in Somersworth. In June 2021, Ohlson was charged with felon in possession of a dangerous weapon in Somersworth and a drug sales charge in Dover. A month later, he was arrested on five more drug charges in Somersworth. In August 2021, he was accused of stalking, receiving stolen property, and drug possession in Rochester. A month later, he was charged with burglary in Rochester.

In March, he was accused of delivery of weapon, contraband in Dover, and drug possession in Somersworth. In June, he was accused of two theft charges and contempt in Somersworth and criminal trespass in Rochester.

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