Former Rochester, Farmington woman nabbed in Maine by U.S. Marshals

Sasha Rand (Police mug shot)

CONCORD - A former Rochester woman who had been listed as this week's U.S. Marshal's Fugitive of the Week and whose flight had been reported on earlier this month in The Rochester Voice was tracked down on Wednesday in West Baldwin, Maine.

Sasha Rand, 33, formerly of Rochester and Farmington, had been wanted on an outstanding federal arrest warrant issued out of the US District Court for the District of New Hampshire. The warrant was for bail violations on an underlying offense of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession of a controlled drug, fentanyl.

Rand, along with her husband, Derek Rand, were originally arrested on these offenses in December; Sasha Rand was released on bail after a court hearing.

As part of this investigation, Sasha Rand had been featured as the "Fugitive of the Week" on Feb. 13. This feature was aired on WMUR-TV, The Union Leader, The Nashua Telegraph, The Rochester Voice and other publications.

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. Additionally, the "Fugitive of the Week" is distributed statewide to all law enforcement officers.

On Wednesday members of the NH Joint Fugitive Task Force, with the assistance of the Maine State Police, went to a residence on Chase Road in West Baldwin where Sasha Rand was located hiding in a closet and arrested without further incident.

Also, during the search of the residence, another fugitive being sought by the New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force was located and arrested. Ashley Cameron, 36, was wanted by the Carroll County (NH) Sheriff's Office on a warrant for probation violations, stemming from her original conviction and sentence for drug offenses. Cameron was found hiding in another closet inside the residence.

Rand was transported to the Strafford County Jail, where she was held on behalf of the US Marshals pending her initial court appearance in Concord later today. Custody of Ashley Cameron was transferred to the Maine State Police, so she could be charged as a fugitive from justice based on her outstanding Carroll County arrest warrant. Cameron will be held at the Cumberland County Jail pending her court appearance today. Cameron will likely be detained until she is returned to New Hampshire to face her probation violation charges in the Carroll County Superior Court.

Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found at http://www.usmarshals.gov.