Child support deadbeat who owed $75K arrested

By Globe Staff

A 49-year-old man who was on the state's just-released list of "Ten Most Wanted" child support deadbeats was arrested last night in New Hampshire, the state Department of Revenue said.

Peter Gerald Cantin, formerly of Beverly, owed his ex-wife and their two children $75,496 in child support, the department said.

The 14th edition of the Ten Most Wanted list had been released Monday morning.

"The arrest is fresh evidence that this poster campaign works to send the message about the importance of supporting children and the consequences of failure to do so," Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray said in a statement.

Cantin appeared today in a New Hampshire court. He will be brought back to Massachusetts for arraignment in Salem District Court on criminal charges of failing to comply with a support order and leaving the Commonwealth without supporting a child, the Department of Revenue said.

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