LEBANON — A Berwick suspect wanted in connection with the 2016 burglary of a local diner was apprehended in New Hampshire on Monday — but not before he attempted to run away.

Timothy Hudon, 37, was wanted on warrant charging that he broke into Dee’s Diner along with another individual in early November 2016. Maine State Police said the pair took the insert for the cash register, which contained cash and gift certificates, and also grabbed a tip jar.

Melissa Ramos, 39, whose town of residence was not provided, was arrested in November 2016, a few days after a warrant was issued for her arrest.

Hudon, who is also wanted on a New Hampshire warrant for receiving stolen property, was apprehended on Winter Street in Rochester, New Hampshire, by member of the  U.S. Marshal’s Service Task Force on Monday.

“He had a warrant from Strafford County and we developed information he was in Rochester and we were able to track him down this morning,” said Jeff White, a supervisory deputy U.S. Marshal for the District of New Hampshire. 

Hudon was outside when the task force arrived, White said.

“When the team started to approach, he ran back in and locked the door behind him,” said White in a telephone interview. “They had to breach the door to get in, and he was on the kitchen counter, trying to crank out the kitchen window so he could climb out.”

White said Hudon was charged in New Hampshire, with being a fugitive from justice in Maine, and is incarcerated at Strafford County Jail in Dover,  New Hampshire.  

Hudon had previously been held at York County Jail in Alfred, but was released on bail July 7. A warrant was issued for his arrest Oct. 7.

— Senior Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 324-4444 (local call in Sanford) or 282-1535, ext. 327 or twells@journaltribune.com.