New Hampshire Felon, With ‘Violent Tendencies,’ Wanted By Department Of Corrections Investigators

CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Department of Corrections is asking for the public’s help finding a felon with “violent tendencies” who is wanted for absconding from probation supervision after being convicted of assault by a prisoner.

Steven Burton Potter is 35, white, approximately 6 feet tall, and weighs around 200 pounds. He has green eyes and black hair. Investigators said he has the names “Caiden” tattooed to his left neck, “Mia” on his forearm, and “Jette” on a forearm. Sometimes, according to an alert, he uses the alias “Stephen Potter.”

The Coos County Superior Court issued a warrant for his arrest after he was accused of failing to report to probation in June. The assault by a prisoner charges were first- and second-degree assault against another inmate — punching the man in the face, causing multiple facial fractures, while he was at the Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility.

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“Potter’s criminal history includes possession of a controlled drug, theft by deception with two prior thefts, robbery, burglary, identity fraud, criminal mischief, resisting arrest or detention with serious bodily injury, and multiple probation-parole violations,” an alert stated. “Potter has been known to frequent the areas of Laconia, Wakefield, and Hooksett, New Hampshire, as well as Waterboro, Maine.”

If you know where Potter is or see someone who looks like him, do not try to apprehend him. Contact local police, corrections at 603-271-1804, or the Coos County Sheriff’s Department at 603-788-5598.

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