Concord,
NH - 'Fugitive of the Week' Vodie Bishop, 21, most recently of the Worcester,
Mass. area was arrested Monday evening by the Worcester Police Department.
Hillsborough
County Sheriff’s Office had requested the assistance of the U.S. Marshals – NH
Joint Fugitive Task Force back in Aug. 2012. Bishop was wanted on arrest
warrants for three counts of Failure to Appear for Felonious Sexual Assault.
As
part of this investigation, Bishop was aired in the weekly feature known as the
'Fugitive of the Week' on Aug. 23rd, 2012. The 'Fugitive of the Week' is
broadcast on WTPL-FM, WMUR-TV, The Union Leader, The Nashua Telegraph and
prominently featured on the internet.
On
Monday, Worcester Police Department, were conducting a welfare check of an
individual by the name of “JR” who was possibly suicidal in the Kelly Square
area. An Officer located “JR” and in the process of identifying him learned
that his true identity was that of Bishop. Bishop had fled Manchester, NH area
due to the extensive media attention brought by the ‘Fugitive of the Week’
program. A frisk of Bishop found that he was carrying several baggies of what
is believed to be crack cocaine in his pocket. Bishop was arrested and brought
to the Worcester Police Department for processing on the outstanding arrest
warrants and for possession of a class B drug with intent to distribute. Bishop
is being held at the Worcester County Jail in Worcester pending his initial
court appearance.
Since
the inception of the New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force in 2002, these
partnerships have resulted in over 5,370 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, 7 regional
task forces, as well as a growing network of offices in foreign countries.
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