Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
Headline: U.S. Marshals ‘Fugitive of the Week’ Arrested Upon his Return to Manchester Airport
Concord, NH Late last night Fugitive of the Week
Jeffrey Buzzell, 38, whose last known NH address was in Claremont, NH, but most
recently was living in Rock Hill, SC was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive
Task Force as he returned on a flight from North Carolina. Buzzell was wanted on
an outstanding arrest warrant issued by the NH Department of Corrections
Parole Board for parole violations stemming from his original conviction and
sentence for Assault and Receiving Stolen Property. Buzzell is also a suspect in
several Claremont area burglaries, including one in which a firearm was
reportedly stolen. These burglary investigations are still ongoing and likely
will result in additional charges against Buzzell.
As part of this investigation, Buzzell was aired as the U.S.
Marshals Fugitive Task Forces weekly feature known as the Fugitive of the
Week on April 4, 2013. The Fugitive of the Week is broadcast on WTPL-FM, WMUR-TV,
the Union Leader, the Nashua Telegraph and is prominently featured on the
internet.
The Marshals Fugitive Task Force was aggressively seeking to arrest Buzzell back
in April, when the pressure became too much and Buzzell fled to South Carolina.
Unfortunately, South Carolina was beyond the extradition limits of the parole
warrant. While Buzzell was in South Carolina he was allegedly involved in
several burglaries, which are still under investigation and could possibly
result in additional criminal charges in that state. According to SC news
stories; on June 1, while Buzzell was a fugitive in hiding, he was shot multiple
times by an associate for refusing to participate in an armed robbery. Buzzell
fortunately survived this brush with death, and his associates were arrested and
charged with attempted murder for this incident.
Investigators developed information over the past couple of
days indicating that Buzzell was intending to return to NH to recover from his
injuries. This information was verified and members of the Marshals Fugitive
Task Force, including deputy U.S. Marshals, Hillsborough & Belknap County
Sheriffs Office, NH Probation and Parole, along with the Londonderry Police
Department met the inbound flight that Buzzell was on at the Manchester-Boston
Regional Airport. Buzzell was located on the aircraft, arrested and removed
without incident. Buzzell was immediately transported to the NH State Prison for
holding and continued medical treatment pending his hearing in front of the NH
State Parole Board at a later date.
U.S. Marshal David Cargill, Jr. said It is a not a smart
decision for a fugitive to go on the run, the only benefit is a slight delay in
justice, but in the end they will get caught! Cargill continued, The Buzzell
case is a perfect example of this.
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.
Additional
information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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