Convicted Burglar Placed On Escape Status: NH DOC

CONCORD, NH — A convicted burglary, who is housed in a transitional unit, has been placed on escape status. George Whitfield Johnson, 26, is accused of failing to return to the Calumet Transitional Housing Unit in Manchester on June 23, 2019, after work. The minimum-security resident was placed on escape status at around 11:30 p.m.

Johnson is 5-feet, 9-inches tall and weighs around 160 lbs. He has blonde hair and blue eyes. Johnson was last seen on Lake Avenue in Manchester.

Johnson was sentenced to prison on felony burglary and drug charges in 2018, according to the New Hampshire Department of Corrections, and would have been eligible for parole in July. According to WHDH-TV, he was arrested by the Hooksett police in June 2018, on numerous charges after an early morning traffic stop. When caught, he will face an escape charge which could result in an extra 3.5 to seven years in prison.

Anyone with information on Johnson’s whereabouts should call the New Hampshire Department of Corrections Investigations Bureau at 603-271-1860, New Hampshire State Police or your local law enforcement agency.

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