NH Fugitive Of The Week Located In County Jail

CONCORD, NH — A tip, again, helped provide the U.S. Marshals Service with the location of a fugitive from a fentanyl distribution charge but this time, the man was located inside of a jail. Francis Joseph Harrington, 37, was featured last week as the state's fugitive of the week after an accusation of dealing fentanyl was moved from Manchester to the U.S. District Court. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Dec. 2 after he was arrested in August outside of the Red Arrow Diner on Lowell Street in Manchester and was accused of hiding 205 grams of drugs in his pants.

Last week, according to Deputy Marshal Jeffrey White, a member of Harrington's family saw the notice and contacted marshals to let them know that he was in custody at the Hillsborough County Jail.

"This information was confirmed and a detainer was lodged against Harrington to ensure that he is not released from jail prior to being brought before the U.S. District Court in Concord," White stated. "At the time of the federal indictment and issuance of the arrest warrant, it was not known that Harrington was held in jail without bail – so he was featured as the Fugitive of the Week. It was as a result of this feature that the U.S. Marshals learned about the location of Harrington and were able to ensure that he will not be released without addressing his new criminal issues in federal court."

Between 2002 and last week, 7,908 arrests have been made by the New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force, with the help of media partners and law enforcement officials.

"These arrests have ranged in seriousness from murder, assault, unregistered sex offenders, probation and parole violations and numerous other serious offenses," White said. "Nationally, the United States Marshals Service fugitive programs are carried out with local law enforcement in 94 district offices, 85 local fugitive task forces, 8 regional task forces, as well as a growing network of offices in foreign countries."

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