Crime & Safety
U.S. Marshals Searching For Felon On Supervised Release Violation
Michael Lee Rand, a Granite Stater with a lengthy criminal history, is wanted by the fugitive task force. Have you seen him?
CONCORD, NH — The U.S. Marshals-New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task is searching for a felon on a supervised release violation.
Michael Lee Rand is 37, white, about 6 feet tall, and weighs around 160 pounds. He has brown eyes and hair and several tattoos — including noticeable ones on his neck.
Brandon Wilson, a deputy marshal, said Rand was wanted on a supervised release violation.
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“Rand was convicted in U.S. District Court in 2022,” he said. “Rand was last known to reside in Rochester, but it has been reported he has moved out of his last known address.”
According to superior court records, Rand’s criminal history dates back more than a dozen years.
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Rand is a felon due to acts prohibited convictions out of Rochester from December 2009. About nine months later, he was convicted on violation of probation charges. Rand was convicted of another violation of probation charge in December 2011. That month, he also pleaded guilty to an acts prohibited charge out of Somersworth.
In December 2014, Rand was back in superior court on felony theft charges out of Rochester and drug possession and other charges out of Dover. He pleaded guilty to a theft charge and a drug charge in June 2015. A violation of probation charge followed in September 2016.
Rand was charged with reckless operation, conduct after an accident, driving after revocation or suspension, and a drug possession charge in November 2017 after an incident the year before in Somersworth. In April 2019, he was charged with theft after another incident in Rochester. Rand pleaded to the accident and theft charges in October 2019.
A felony drug charge out of Rochester from September 2019 was nolle prossed later.
In Seabrook, in September 2019, he was accused of felony theft again. After a lengthy court process, he pleaded guilty to the charge on July 28 and received a suspended sentence.
If you see Rand or someone who looks like him, contact the police or call the task force at 603-225-1632.
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