Crime & Safety
NH Man ‘Huffing’ At McDonald’s Arrested: Report
Russell Knee was arrested last week inside a men's bathroom. After regaining consciousness, he allegedly fought with police.

MANCHESTER, NH — A local man was arrested on a resisting charge after allegedly fighting with police after passing out while “huffing” from a compressed air can, according to police. Officers were sent to the South Willow Street McDonald’s Restaurant in Manchester on Friday night for a report of a man passed out in a bathroom. The man, according to Lt. Brian O’Keefe of the Manchester Police Department, was found, unconscious, with a can of compressed air on his lap.
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“The subject immediately became combative with the officer after he regained consciousness,” O’Keefe alleged. “He grabbed the compressed air and lunged toward the officer while attempting to ‘huff’ from the can with his left hand.”
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The man – later identified as Knee – pushed toward the officer and allegedly attempted to elbow him once he dropped the can of compressed air.
“The officer gained control of the subject after a brief struggle and placed him into custody,” O’Keefe reported.
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Knee was charged with resisting arrest or detention and processed on Jan. 12, 2018. He was scheduled to be in court this morning.
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