3 New Hampshire Fugitives, 1 Wanted Since December 2023, Have Been Captured, DOC Says: Follow-Up

CONCORD, NH — Three prior corrections department fugitives of the week have been located in the past few weeks, according to officials.

Jamie Woodman, 45, who was wanted on probation violations and featured in April 2024, was located in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, on June 24, according to the New Hampshire Department of Corrections. He was a suspect in an electric bicycle theft case the day before in the Vermont community, the department said Wednesday.

“Woodman was located asleep in a tent and taken into custody without incident by Sgt. Lester Cleary (of the St. Johnsbury Police Department),” an alert stated. “Upon contact, Woodman initially provided law enforcement with a false name to avoid identification.”

While being processed at the police station, Woodman was accused of attempting to escape while being escorted to the restroom.

“Officers restrained Woodman, and he now faces new charges, including theft, attempted escape, and false reports to law enforcement,” corrections said.

Woodman is being held at the Grafton County Jail on $700 cash bail.

“The New Hampshire Department of Corrections extends its appreciation to the St. Johnsbury Police Department for their response and assistance in the apprehension of Woodman,” the department said Wednesday.

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On June 25, Kendall Lea Anderson, 24, who was wanted for absconding from probation supervision, was arrested in Skowhegan, Maine, on warrants from Maine and New Hampshire, according to officials.

“At the time of her arrest, Anderson was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by law enforcement,” an alert said. “She initially provided a false name to officers but was later identified.”

During the stop, Anderson was accused of having fentanyl. A firearm was recovered from the vehicle, the alert stated.

Anderson was featured in June. She is being held at the Somerset County Jail in Maine, where she also faces pending charges.

John J. Willis, 46, was arrested on July 3 by Colebrook police after they received a tip from the U.S. Marshals Service about a wanted person possibly living in the area. He was featured in December 2023 after being accused of violating his probation.

“When approached by law enforcement,” corrections said, “Willis initially provided a false name and date of birth. However, the officer quickly recognized him based on his tattoos that had been previously shared by the marshals.”

Willis was arrested without incident on two active warrants for violation of parole and failure to appear in Coos County Superior Court. He was also charged with disobeying an officer, driving after revocation or suspension, and a suspended registration violation. Willis is being held at the Coos County Jail awaiting transport to the New Hampshire State Prison for Men.

According to superior court records, Anderson was arrested on acts prohibited and driving while intoxicated in Wakefield in September 2019. About a month after the Wakefield arrest, she was charged with acts prohibited in Wolfeboro and three acts prohibited charges in Sanbornville. In September 2020, she was accused of three more acts prohibited charges in Sanbornville. She was charged in January 2021.

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office filed a civil action against Anderson concerning $1,826 forfeiture.

In June 2021, Anderson reached a plea deal on her charges. The Wolfeboro charge and three Sanbornville charges were nolle prossed after she pleaded guilty to one of the Wakefield charges. She received a 12-month sentence with 14 days of time served and was suspended for three months. Anderson was also fined $434, but the fine was suspended as well. She also received a two- to five-year sentence on one of the Sanbornville charges, which was suspended for a period of three years. Anderson was also fined $434. Also, the civil forfeiture case was withdrawn.

A month after her sentence, she was accused of delivery, weapon, contraband in Ossipee. In May 2022, she pleaded nolo contendere and was found guilty by the court. Anderson was given a one-and-a-half-to-three-year prison sentence, all suspended for three years, and one year’s probation.

Anderson was charged with possession-sale of a narcotic drug in June 2023 in Ossipee. In December 2024, she pleaded guilty to a charge and received a sentence of three and a half to seven years, suspended for five years. A drug court warrant was issued for her arrest in January.

Willis’ history of crime in New Hampshire dates back to December 2006, after he was accused of burglary in Pelham. About four and a half years later, he pleaded guilty to the charge, making him a felon, and received a suspended sentence. A month after pleading guilty, he was accused of being involved in a drug incident in Nashua that led to two acts prohibited and two heroin possession charges. That led to a charge of violating probation.

In May 2013, Willis pleaded guilty to the two heroin possession charges and received probation with 81 days in jail as time served, all suspended, for four years. He was also charged with a probation violation and pleaded guilty in October 2014. He received credit for 425 days, time served. In November 2019, he was arrested again on an acts prohibited charge out of Nashua. After several hearings and an agreement, Willis failed to appear at a plea and sentencing hearing in February 2021. A parole warrant was issued against him in December 2020, and a nonappearance and no-bail warrant was issued out of Hillsborough County Superior Court South in February 2021. He had not been seen since that time.

According to Grafton County Superior Court records, Woodman was initially charged with first-degree assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threatening-deadly weapon, and reckless conduct-deadly weapon, all felonies, and criminal threatening. He agreed to plead guilty in October 2023 to the felony reckless conduct and criminal threatening charges. On the threat charge, he was sentenced to a 12-month mandatory minimum, suspended for three years, and sentenced to 12 months on the reckless conduct charge, with 245 days suspended for two years and 32 days credit for time served. Woodman was also required to seek counseling and have no contact with the victim.

In March 2024, the case was reopened due to an allegation of probation violation, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

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