HOPKINTON, NH — A man from Manchester was arrested early Sunday morning on stolen vehicle and drunken driving charges after a chase with New Hampshire State Police.
Just before 12:30 a.m., state police received a BOLO (“be-on-the-lookout”) call concerning a stolen vehicle, a blue 2018 Subaru Outback, in Hillsborough. The suspect, identified as Brentt Adam Trudeau, 33, of Manchester, was reportedly driving the crossover back to town from Concord, according to the tip.
A trooper observed the vehicle on the Exit 5 offramp on Interstate 89 north and attempted to stop the driver on Route 202 west, a report stated. Trudeau, however, was accused of refusing to stop, and a chase ensued.
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“During the pursuit,” state police said, “the suspect reached speeds (of) more than 105 mph and exhibited lane control issues, crossing the solid fog line into the breakdown lane.”
The chase continued west into Henniker, where Hillsboro police deployed a tire deflation device near the intersection of Route 202 and Foster Hill Road. The front driver’s side tire was deflated, but Trudeau “continued on multiple local roads before the Subaru ultimately stopped on Bacon Road,” state police said.
Trudeau was confirmed as the driver and the only occupant of the Subaru, the report said. He was arrested without incident. Trudeau was charged with theft, habitual offender, driving under the influence, aggravated DUI, operating after suspension, alcohol ignition interlock circumvention, driving without giving proof, disobeying an officer, reckless conduct, reckless operation, and breach of bail.
The breach charge stemmed from burglary, criminal mischief, and breach of bail charges in Hillsborough following incidents in November 2025.
Trudeau was held on preventive detention at the Merrimack County Jail and was due to be arraigned on Monday.
Trudeau, according to superior court records, has a criminal history dating back more than 15 years, when he was accused of two counts of felony acts prohibited in Wilton in November 2009. He pleaded guilty to one charge in December 2010 and received a 12-month jail sentence and a $434 fine, both suspended for two years. A second charge was dismissed in April 2012.
Trudeau was accused of felony criminal threatening in Goffstown in March 2017. He pleaded guilty to the charge a year later and received a 12-month jail sentence suspended for five years.
In May 2019, Trudeau was accused of four counts of drug possession in Hillsborough. Two charges were dismissed in September 2019. A third charge was nolle prossed in February 2020. Trudeau pleaded guilty to one charge and received a 12-month jail sentence and a $434 fine, both suspended for three years.
Trudeau was accused of two subsequent drug possession charges in Salem in March 2020. One was nolle prossed in September 2020, while the other was nolle prossed in November 2020.
Trudeau was accused of being a felon in possession of a dangerous weapon, stalking-domestic violence, drug possession, and resisting arrest or detention in May 2024 in Bedford. Eight months later, he pleaded guilty to the stalking and weapon charges. Trudeau was given a 12-month jail sentence, suspended for three years, on the weapon charge. On the stalking charge, he received a 63-day time served credit and a $50 fine. The other charges were dropped in March 2025.
Trudeau was accused of driving under the influence, habitual offender, interlock device, subsequent driving after revocation, DUI-third offense, and open container violation in October 2024 after an incident in Henniker. In December 2025, Trudeau agreed to a plea deal on the habitual offender, interlock device, and third DUI charges. He received a two-and-a-half- to five-year sentence, suspended for 10 years, on the habitual offender charge. Trudeau was fined $620 on the interlock charge. On the third DUI charge, he was given a three-month jail sentence with a $930 fine. Trudeau was also put on probation for two years.
The November 2025 Hillsborough burglary and other charges case was working its way through the superior court.
Trudeau was indicted on one of the burglary charges in February. Another one was dismissed on March 16. He was scheduled to be arraigned and have a bail hearing on March 20. Trudeau is booked for a dispositional conference hearing in Merrimack County Superior Court on May 14.
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