Harrison Thorp 6:26 a.m.
Thursday, March 22, 2018 6:26 am
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CONCORD - The Rochester man who pleaded guilty in a brutal 2015 Rochester home invasion and was released on time served in a plea deal with prosecutors in November is this week's New Hampshire Fugitive of the Week, the U.S. Marshals Service announced on Wednesday.
Cedric Ross, 37, with a last known address of 157 Rochester Hills Road, Apt. 7, waited till after the prosecution had called three witnesses during the November trial before agreeing to the deal, a 7½-15 year prison term, all suspended for 10 years on time served, about 740 days, on a single armed robbery charge.
Ross, who underwent a competency hearing in 2017 prior to sentencing, was also placed on probation for three years.
Ross, who brandished what appeared to be a gun in the November 2015 Academy Street home invasion, has violent tendencies, Marshals said. Ross' current probation violation is out of Strafford County.
Ross has several aliases and is also known as Sedric Ross, Cedric Nicklson, Drew Carter, Demante Ross and Sedric Works, Marshals said.
The warrant for Ross's arrest was issued Feb. 13 by the Strafford County Sheriff's Office in Dover.
Ross was last known to be in the Roxbury, Mass., area, where he has ties to family and friends. He also has ties to the Rochester and Manchester area, according to a U.S. Marshal's press release.
Three others were convicted in the home invasion. In October, Robbie Jablonski, of 18 King St., Rochester, was also released on time served, some 245 days, with the rest of his 2-4 year sentence suspended for two years.
Ryan Tiberio, 22, of 9 Western Ave., Apt. 4, Dover, pleaded guilty in September 2016 to three felony charges, one of which was connected to the brutal Nov. 17 home invasion and armed robbery at 19A Academy St.
He was sentenced to 2-5 years in a New Hampshire prison.
And in February 2017 Giovanni Monroe, 36, of 15 Royal Crest Mobile Home Park, was sentenced to a maximum prison term of eight years.
Court documents in the case state that Monroe brandished a gun and held box cutters to a victim's throat in an attempt to steal drugs the four thought were in the Academy Street apartment.
Jablonski was charged with armed robbery for allegedly brandishing a gun during the home invasion; robbery for allegedly using a box cutter in commission of the crime and falsifying physical evidence for allegedly flushing drugs down a toilet and hiding drug paraphernalia. He had faced up to 42 years in prison if convicted on all charges.
Ross is alleged to have brandished what appeared to be a gun during the incident, which police say began around 9:10 p.m.
Police said they responded to the incident and learned that three males entered the residence, ordered the five people inside to the floor and took an undisclosed amount of money.
Based upon a brief investigation detectives went to the Riviera Motel where they conducted a search warrant on a room as part of the investigation and recovered evidence leading to the arrests.
No one at the Academy St. residence was arrested as a result of the home invasion investigation.
Ross is described as approximately 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing 225 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He has scars on his forehead, head, left shoulder, right arm and right shoulder, according to Marshals.
Anyone who knows of the whereabouts of Ross or have observed a person who resembles him, please contact the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, or your local police department.
Do not attempt to apprehend this person yourself. Report any information to the nearest U.S. Marshals district office at 603-225-1632, or call 1-877-WANTED-2, or submit a WEB-TIP, or TEXT NHTIP with any information to TIP411.