Fugitive Sex Offender Arrested

Fugitive sex offender William Gagnon was arrested Tuesday after he turned himself in to police in Manchester.

Gagnon, 40, turned himself in to members of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and was arrested without incident. He was being sought on two outstanding arrest warrants, including one for failure to maintain his sex offender registration, as well as a second warrant issued by the Hillsborough County Superior Court for probation violations in connection with a prior conviction and sentence for the same offense of failing to maintain his sex offender registration.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office was assisted in the investigation by the United States Marshal’s Service, the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office, the New Hampshire Probation and Parole Office and the Plaistow Police Department.

Gagnon is being held without bail at the Hillsborough County Department of Corrections pending his initial court appearance.