U.S. Marshals: 2. More Fugitives Of The Week Back In Custody

CONCORD, NH — Tips from the public and help from local law enforcement led to the arrest of two recent fugitives of the week on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

Jeffrey David Robtoy, 51, who was wanted on a warrant out of Vermont, was featured Wednesday, and task force members were able to find and arrest him relatively quickly. According to Jeffrey White, a deputy marshal, investigators “conducted multiple interviews” and were able to track him down near a business on Front Street in Manchester. Robtoy was arrested without incident, he said.

Robtoy was taken to the Strafford County Jail for processing and holding. He will be returned to Vermont where he will face the claim that he violated his terms of supervised release after being convicted on a drug-dealing charge.

Later, on Wednesday night, Shawn Michael Hartford, who featured last week and was wanted on bail violations with many active cases, was arrested in Somersworth by police.

White said Somersworth police received information Shawn Hartford was living in a tent at a local homeless encampment. Police went to the camp and “immediately observed a person fleeing” from them. The man was later identified as Shawn Hartford. A K-9 unit was requested and with the help of New Hampshire State Police troopers and Rollinsford police, he was found and arrested. Shawn Hartford refused bail and was taken to the Strafford County Jail where he will be held until his case before the Strafford County Superior Court.

While at the homeless camp, James Hartford, Shawn Hartford's brother, was arrested on a warrant on a possession with intent to distribute fentanyl charge.

According to superior court records, Shawn Hartford has had about 20 active or resolved cases during the past 15 months that include dozens of charges.

“The US Marshals Service is incredibly grateful for all of the help that we continually receive in an effort to track these fugitives down,” said U.S. Marshal Nick Willard. “The support of the public, the media, and law enforcement working together in New Hampshire are crucial to keeping our state one of the safest in America.”

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