CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Department of Corrections is asking for the public’s help finding an “armed and dangerous” felon on a probation violation after being convicted of felon in possession of a dangerous weapon and other charges.

Brandon Michael Bostwick is white, 35, about 6 feet, 2 inches tall, and has brown hair and eyes. He has a tattoo of praying hands with a rosary on his upper right arm, a skull with a woman’s face with a rose on his upper left arm, the word “RESPECT” on the lower left arm, and initials on the left side of his neck. Investigators also noted Bostwick had pierced ears.

The warrant for his arrest was issued in late December 2023 by the Cheshire County Superior Court.

“Bostwick is serving a four-year term of probation that began on Oct. 30, 2023, after convicted of being a felon in possession of a dangerous weapon, theft by unauthorized taking of a firearm, and unauthorized use of a propelled vehicle,” an alert stated. “All these offenses were committed while Bostwick was out on bail pending the resolution of two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor.”

Bostwick has a lengthy criminal history and is known to abuse drugs, the alert stated.

“Shortly after beginning his term of probation, Bostwick absconded from supervision,” investigators stated.

Bostwick has ties to Cheshire and Sullivan counties and Windham County, Vermont. An “armed and dangerous” warning was put on his alert due to the prior gun and child endangerment charges.

According to superior court records, Bostwick’s criminal history dates back more than a decade.

In Winchester, in May 2011, he was charged with acts prohibited, but the charge was nolle prossed two months later.

A couple of years later, in Keene, he was charged with theft and receiving stolen property and pleaded guilty to the theft charge in October 2013. While that case was going on, he was arrested on an escape charge out of Keene and pleaded guilty.

Two more years after that, also in Keene, he was arrested on bail jumping and financial responsibility and conduct after accident charges. In November 2016, he pleaded guilty to both charges.

While that case was going on, Bostwick was charged with felony habitual offender in Swanzey and bail jumping in Keene, and then three credit card fraud charges, also out of Keene. He was charged with habitual offender, attempted theft, theft, and willful concealment in Claremont, forgery and resisting arrest in Keene, and felony theft in Keene.

Bostwick pleaded guilty to most of the charges in November 2016.

Later, he was charged with probation or parole violation on the Keene theft charge five times between December 2016 and March 2020.

In August 2017, he was charged with habitual offender in both Hinsdale and Keene, in October 2017 he was charged with habitual offender in Hinsdale. Bostwick pleaded guilty to all the charges in March 2018.

In September 2018, he was charged with felony theft out of Hinsdale and pleaded guilty 11 months later. Bostwick was charged with probation violation twice, in March 2022 and July 2022.

Bostwick was charged again with habitual offender in Hinsdale in April 2019, and pleaded guilty to the charge four months later.

In Keene again, in September 2020, he was charged with felony drug possession and received a suspended sentence in May 2021.

Bostwick was charged with computer services; use prohibited and three child endangerment charges in Hinsdale in March 2022. A year later, the computer charge was dropped and he pleaded guilty to the two endangerment charges, receiving a year in jail sentence with 360 days credit.

While that case was going on, Bostwick was charged with theft, felon in possession, habitual offender, and unauthorized use charges in Winchester. He pleaded guilty to the weapon, theft, and unauthorized use charges, and received three sentences — 360 days in jail, a 12-month sentence with 239 days served, and eight years with a mandatory minimum of four years, all suspended for 10 years.

Nine months later, he was accused of violating probation, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Anyone who knows where Bostwick is should not try and apprehend him. Contact local police, the corrections department at 603-271-1804, or the Cheshire County Sheriff’s Office at 603-355-2000.

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