Fugitive, With Lengthy Criminal History, Wanted By New Hampshire Corrections On Probation Violation

CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Department of Corrections is asking for the public’s help finding a felon with a “violent tendencies” caution on a probation violation.

Adam Charles Cummings is 46, white, about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, and weighs around 210 pounds. He has blue eyes and brown hair. Cummings has no known aliases but several tattoos, including a jester in a box and a cross on his left arm, barbed wire on his left wrist, a skull with barbed wire on his upper left arm, a shield on his chest, a skull with flames on his abdomen, and a skull with a star on his left calf.

The warrant for his arrest was issued in September 2023, after he reportedly failed to appear in Grafton County Superior Court for a probation violation charge.

“The violation of probation was filed on Sept. 20, 2022, for non-compliance with the terms and conditions of his probation,” an alert stated. “Cummings has a lengthy history of narcotics charges and being involved with the criminal justice system.”

Previous convictions include simple assault, criminal threatening, robbery, operation after certified habitual offender, and controlled drug charges, officials said. His whereabouts are currently unknown, but he is known to have ties to the Plymouth and Campton areas, as well as the Baker Valley region, an alert stated.

“Cummings is known to avoid law enforcement, not identify himself, or provide false identifying information to law enforcement,” the alert said.

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Cummings’ criminal history dates back more than two decades, according to superior court records.

Cummings was accused of assault, criminal threatening, and false imprisonment in Holderness after an incident in July 2002. All three charges were remanded in May 2003, just before a jury trial was set to start.

In September 2006, Cummings was accused of being a habitual offender and disobeying an officer in Plymouth. He pleaded guilty to the charges in November 2007 and received a 12-month sentence, all but 10 days suspended for three years.

Cummings was charged with robbery out of Plymouth in April 2009 and a probation violation charge was also issued connected to the habitual offender case. The robbery charge was dismissed a few months later, and after a probation hearing, the habitual offender sentence was amended to two and a half to five years in prison, with 480 days of pretrial credit.

Two more habitual offender charges after an incident in February 2018 in Plymouth were issued against Cummings. He was also accused of drug possession in Wentworth in May 2018, fentanyl possession and resisting arrest in Groton in November 2018, and acts prohibited in April 2019 in Plymouth. One habitual offender count was dismissed without prejudice in June 2018. Cummings then pleaded guilty to the second habitual offender charge in January 2020 and received a sentence of two and a half to five years, suspended for five years with four years of probation, along with 99 days of time served credit. He also pleaded guilty to the drug charges, receiving multiple suspended sentences.

In July 2022, Cummings was accused of possessing drugs again. He was arraigned on the charge, based out of Plymouth, in 2023. However, Cummings failed to appear at a final pretrial hearing in October 2023 and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

If you see someone who resembles Cummings or know where he is, do not attempt to apprehend him. Contact local police, corrections at 603-271-1804, or the Grafton County Sheriff’s Office at 603-787-6911.

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Curtin was arrested without incident, corrections said, and was held in the Hillsborough County Jail after his arrest. No new charges have been filed in the case. Corrections, however, said in addition to the probation warrant, Curtin was wanted on an electronic bench warrant out of Milford District Court.

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