Sexual Offender Arrested for Failing to Report After Leaving Rochester in 2022

November 5, 2025 — by Scanner Alerts Media

ROCHESTER, N.H. — A North Carolina man has been arrested and returned to New Hampshire on multiple felony charges for failing to report his sexual offender status, according to New Hampshire State Police.

Detectives from the State Police Sex Offender Registry obtained an arrest warrant for Gary Dean, 65, on March 7, 2025, after receiving information that Dean had absconded from Rochester in 2022. Dean is a tier III sexual offender who is required to register quarterly in New Hampshire. He began registering in 2017 after his release from the New Hampshire State Prison, where he served 30 years on a 1985 conviction of aggravated felonious sexual assault and robbery.

The investigation determined Dean had not registered in New Hampshire since 2022 and had relocated to High Point, North Carolina, without submitting the required paperwork advising he was registering outside New Hampshire. Authorities also found he failed to register in North Carolina.

Dean was arrested in High Point, N.C., and held on a fugitive from justice warrant. After waiving extradition, he was transported to New Hampshire on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, and charged with six felony counts of duty to report. Dean is scheduled to be arraigned in Rochester Circuit Court on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.

State Police ask that anyone with information related to this incident contact Detective Sergeant Richard Perreault at (603) 223-8977 or Richard.J.Perreault@dos.nh.gov

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What we know

Subject: Gary Dean, 65

Allegations: Six felony counts of duty to report

Requirement: Tier III offender, quarterly registration in NH

Timeline:

Warrant obtained: March 7, 2025

Absconded from Rochester: 2022 (per investigation)

Arrested in High Point, NC; held on fugitive warrant

Extradition waived; transported to NH: Nov. 5, 2025

Arraignment: Nov. 6, 2025, Rochester Circuit Court

No additional information is being released at this time.

Credit: New Hampshire State Police