Tips Lead To Convicted Knife Assaulter Hiding In Attic: Marshals

CONCORD, NH — Another New Hampshire Fugitive of the Week has been captured after the U.S. Marshals Service received tips from the public about her whereabouts. Melissa Ann Mooney, 35, was wanted on an outstanding warrant for a parole violation after being convicted of stabbing a man in the back after an argument about drug money. She was featured last week and as a result of the publicity, according to Jeffrey White, a deputy marshal, the task force received "several tips" that she might be at the home of an associate on Province Street in Laconia.

"Today, members of the NH Joint Fugitive Task Force went to this associate’s residence in an attempt to locate and arrest Mooney," White said. "The Fugitive Task Force searched the residence and found Mooney attempting to hide in the attic crawl space. Once discovered, Mooney surrendered and exited the attic on her own, where she was arrested without further incident."

Mooney was taken to the Belknap County Jail for processing and will be returned to the New Hampshire State Prison for Women in Concord. She will have a hearing before the state parole board about the violation. That board, White said, will determine her length of future incarceration.

Members of the Belknap, Hillsborough, Strafford, and Rockingham county sheriff’s offices and the Greenfield Police Department assisted deputy marshals with the investigation and capture of Mooney.

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

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