Bow Police, U.S. Marshals Arrest Suspected Child Murderer
Concord, NH – The U.S. Marshals Service – NH Joint Fugitive Task Force (NHJFTF) and the Bow Police Department safely apprehended Demiko A. Fox, 22, at an establishment near Bow Junction this morning. Fox, originally from the Seattle, Washington area, is a student athlete at a local college but is suspected of murder in the second degree of a 7-year-old girl earlier this year in Kirkland, Washington according to a King County Superior Court warrant.
An ongoing Kirkland Police investigation connects Fox to a child in his care that was brought to a local hospital with no pulse and obvious signs of abuse on April 11, 2024. The child-victim was stabilized, but due to an acute traumatic brain injury, she was transferred to a Seattle trauma center and was placed on a ventilator. The victim succumbed to her injuries on April 17, 2024. A King County Medical Examiner only recently ruled the cause of death a homicide.
Kirkland Police tracked Fox to a temporary residence in Bow. Working off an investigative lead from the U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force, and in conjunction with the Bow and Kirkland Police Departments, the NHJFTF executed a plan to safely capture Fox and secure any evidence associated with the ongoing investigation. Fox, who has a history of violent behavior, was arrested without incident and processed at the Bow Public Safety Center.
“We are grateful for the outstanding collaboration that led to the successful arrest, which would not have been possible without the exceptional teamwork and coordination between the U.S. Marshals and the Kirkland Washington Police detectives,” stated Bow Police Chief Ken Miller. “Their collective efforts ensured a smooth and incident-free operation, and we appreciate their dedication to upholding justice.”
Fox will be held without the possibility of bail at the Merrimack County Department of Corrections pending his extradition to Washington state. He will be arraigned at 11 a.m. tomorrow morning in the 6th Circuit District Division Concord Court on the fugitive from justice charge.
Since the inception of the U.S. Marshals - New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force in 2002, it has been part of, and empowered by, the community we serve. Its commitment to enhance the protection of the public through partnerships with local and state jurisdictions has resulted in thousands of arrests. These arrests have ranged in seriousness from murder, assault, unregistered sex offenders, probation and parole violations and numerous other serious offenses. 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.
Source: U.S. Marshals Service, usmarshals.gov
