Allenstown, New Boston Men Arrested On First-Degree Assault Charges

MANCHESTER, NH — Two men are facing first-degree assault charges after being accused of severely beating a man during a bar fight in the Queen City late last month.

Around 12:45 a.m. on Sept. 29, police were sent to McGarvey’s Bar on Elm Street for a report of an assault. When officers arrived, they found a man in his mid-30s in the alleyway outside of the bar who was bleeding and suffering from serious, non-life-threatening injuries, Heather Hamel, the public information officer for the Manchester police, said.

“The reporting party had not seen the assault but heard a scuffle outside the bar,” she said. “When she opened the door, she saw the victim lying on the ground and two men leaving the area.”

Police investigated the incident and filed warrants against Payson Tracy, 29, of Allenstown and Damon Carter, 34, of New Boston on a felony first-degree assault charge each. Carter, Hamel said, was also charged with falsifying physical evidence. They were both arrested on Monday.

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