Concord, NH – Yesterday, Fugitive of the Week, Shantel
Demand, was arrested in Salisbury, MA. Demand, 23, who was last known to live
in Amesbury, MA, was being sought on an outstanding arrest warrant issued in
September of 2013. The NH State Parole Board issued an arrest warrant for
Demand for violating her conditions of parole. Demand was on parole after being
convicted and sentenced for burglaries.
As part of the U.S. Marshals fugitive investigation, Demand
was featured as the “Fugitive of the Week” on October 31st. The “Fugitive of
the Week” is broadcast on WTPL-FM, WMUR-TV, The Union Leader, The Nashua
Telegraph, The Patch, Foster’s Daily Democrat and is prominently featured on
the internet. The “Fugitive of the Week” has been a very successful tool that
has resulted in the location and arrest of numerous fugitives since its
implementation in 2007.
The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in both NH and MA both
actively worked on this investigation and distributed Demand’s wanted poster to
numerous local police departments. These efforts paid off yesterday when an
officer from the Salisbury Police Department encountered Demand. Demand was
arrested and charged as a fugitive from justice. Due to Demand being pregnant,
bail was set at $1000 and she was released, pending a court appearance today in
a Newburyport District Court. It is hopeful that Demand will surrender to
authorities in NH as directed by the Massachusetts District Court Judge.
Since the inception of the New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task
Force in 2002, these partnerships have resulted in over 5,523 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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