U.S. Marshals Arrest Belknap Fugitive in South Boston

Concord, NH - The United States Marshals Service (USMS), District of New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force (NHJFTF) and Belknap County Sheriff’s Office are pleased to announce the arrest of the Belknap County fugitive that fled from the Concord Hospital - Laconia early Sunday morning. 

Anthony Clark, 41, was arrested early this morning by the USMS Massachusetts Fugitive Task Force, Mass. State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, and Boston Police Department Fugitive Unit. Tips developed by the NHTF and Belknap County Sheriff’s Office led investigators to an apartment on Logan Way in South Boston. Clark, who did not immediately surrender to the arrest team, was eventually found in a back bedroom. Clark was compliant with officers once encountered and arrested without further incident. 

Clark had been awaiting trial for domestic violence related crimes, including strangulation, simple assault, stalking, and witness tampering. While in custody, Clark required medical treatment and was taken to the hospital. An ankle monitor was placed on Clark, but it was recovered outside the hospital grounds later that day. An investigation into Clark’s disappearance ensued, and authorities believed Clark was making efforts to flee to California at the time of his arrest. 

The United States District Court – District of New Hampshire issued a federal arrest warrant for Clark yesterday, charging him with flight to avoid prosecution. Deputies from the MFTF delivered Clark to the U.S. Marshals Service District of New Hampshire after his arrest. Clark will have a hearing at 12:00 pm at the federal District Court before being released back to the Belknap County authorities. 

“I commend the excellent collaborate work performed by everyone involved in the swift apprehension of a violent man,” stated U.S. Marshal Bill Hart, who also wants to recognize the public assistance that help lead to the arrest. 

The USMS New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force was formed in fall of 2002 and is headquartered in the USMS office in Concord. The task force coordinates federal, state, county, and local resources to develop leads, gather intelligence, track and apprehend targeted fugitives. All 10 county sheriff departments, the New Hampshire State Police and many local and federal law enforcement agencies support task force operations.

Source: U.S. Marshals Service, usmarshals.gov