U.S. Marshals searching for escaped prisoner with ties to Massachusetts

CONCORD, N.H. (WWLP) – U.S. Marshals are searching for an escaped prisoner who they say managed to evade authorities when he was taken to a New Hampshire hospital for medical treatment.

Anthony Clark was being held at a jail in New Hampshire for domestic violence charges. During a recent visit to Concord Hospital in Laconia, police say Clark was able to get free of an ankle monitoring device and escape. The ankle bracelet was found off hospital grounds.

Clark has ties to New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and California. He is 5’7″ tall, and weighs 230 pounds, with brown eyes, short brown hair, and tattoos on both upper forearms.

If you see Clark or someone matching his description, you are asked to call the USMS Tip -Hotline at 1 (877) WANTED-2 or the District of New Hampshire at 603-225-1632.

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