NH Fugitive Surrenders in Florida

CONCORD, NH - This week’s New Hampshire Fugitive of the Week is in custody, according to the U.S. Marshals Service, after turning himself into sheriffs in Florida.

Keith Wayne Russell, 43, was arrested on April 1, 2016, after being wanted on a warrant issued by the Strafford County Superior Court, for failure to appear on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

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Not long after being featured as the fugitive of the week 48 hours ago, “several tips were received indicating that Russell was in the Hudson, FL, area,” noted Deputy U.S. Marshal Jeffrey White. The information was then transferred to marshals.

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“Word travels fast,” White stated in a press statement. “Today, prior to the task force being available to attempt to locate Russell, he called the U.S. Marshal’s Office here in New Hampshire. Russell stated that he had heard that he was featured as the ‘Fugitive of the Week’ and wanted to surrender.”

Surrender arrangements were made then between Russell and the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, where he was taken into custody, according to White.

Russell will be processed and detained at the Pasco County Jail where he will be held until he attends a court hearing on this matter. Depending on the outcome of the court hearing in Florida, he could be held without bail, White stated, or allowed to report to New Hampshire on his own.