Sanford Man Charged with Federal Escape Offense
Michel D'Angelo faces a charge of escape from custody after allegedly leaving a New Hampshire reentry center without permission in July. The case remains undecided.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 20, 2026, 5:15 p.m. ET
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Aug 20, 2026, 5:21 p.m. ET
Sanford Man Indicted on Federal Escape Charge
Michel D'Angelo, 46, of Sanford, has been charged with one count of escape from custody, according to the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire. The indictment alleges that on July 18, D'Angelo left the Hampshire House Residential Reentry Center in Manchester, NH, without permission, as reported by themainewire.com.
The charge carries a statutory maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The case is being investigated by the U.S. Marshals. The matter is at the charging stage and has not been resolved; D'Angelo is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Aug 20, 2026, 5:15 p.m. ETFirst report
Sanford man indicted on federal escape charge over New Hampshire reentry center departure
A 46-year-old Sanford man has been indicted in the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire on one count of escape from custody, according to reporting by themainewire.com.
The indictment alleges that on July 18, Michel D'Angelo escaped federal custody by leaving the Hampshire House Residential Reentry Center in Manchester, New Hampshire, without permission, the outlet reported.
D'Angelo has not been tried on the charge. An indictment is an allegation, not a finding of guilt, and he is presumed innocent unless and until he is proven guilty in court. The material reviewed for this report carried no presumption-of-innocence statement of its own.
Themainewire.com reported that the U.S. Marshals investigated the case, and that the charge carries a statutory maximum of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The case is at the charging stage and remains undecided. No plea, trial date, verdict, sentence or other resolution is recorded in the material reviewed, and readers should not assume from this report that the matter has since been concluded one way or the other.
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