CONCORD, NH — A hearing slated to find out whether a homeless man with a lengthy criminal record, accused of armed robbery, criminal threatening, and felon in possession of a dangerous weapon charges after a shooting in a Concord homeless camp, has been delayed.
Daniel Chambers, 47, was in court Friday for a hearing to see if he is competent to stand trial on the four felony charges connected to an incident under the Water Street Bridge in June 2025, in which Matthew Snyder, another homeless man, was shot during a robbery incident. Snyder was recently arrested on drug dealing and other charges. According to the charges and indictments, Chambers was accused of possessing a large knife, threatening Snyder with it, and agreeing with Trenton McDonald to be involved with the robbery. Chambers was indicted on the charges in September 2025. McDonald recently pleaded guilty to the shooting and robbery charges and received a 10-year prison sentence.
Editor’s note: This post was derived from information supplied by the Merrimack County Superior Court and does not indicate a conviction. This link explains how to request the removal of a name from New Hampshire Patch police reports.
Chambers had already been transported to Merrimack County Superior Court for the hearing when staffers and Judge Dan St. Hilaire learned his attorney, Richard Foley, would not be attending because his car had broken down, requiring the hearing to be rescheduled.
Garrett Tynes, the prosecutor, said he could make the date work and added, more than likely, there would be an agreement between both sides, “based on defense counsel’s prior representations.” St. Hilaire said if the dates needed to be changed due to Foley’s availability, they would work it out.
The judge then asked Chambers if he had any questions, and he stated, “What’s the agreement?”
“Well, you’re gonna have to discuss that with your attorney,” St. Hilaire said.
“Alright,” Chambers said, “Whatever.”
St. Hilaire said the next hearing would either be a full hearing, in which the competency evaluator would explain their findings, or a partial hearing, in which each side would accept the findings.
“Oh, OK,” Chambers said.
“So, you’ll need to discuss that with your attorney,” St. Hilaire said.
“Me and him don’t talk,” Chambers replied, before being transported back to county.
When asked about the findings after the hearing, Tynes said the information was sealed, and he could not speak about it.
Kendall Lea Anderson, 25, of Mountain View Drive in Effingham, has been identified as the third suspect in the incident. She has been indicted on accomplice to robbery with an actual firearm, conspiracy to commit robbery with an actual firearm, criminal threatening, armed career criminals, and felon in possession charges, all felonies. An active warrant remains open for her arrest, but she is being held in Maine on other charges.
According to files and posts on Patch, Chambers’ prior arrests date back more than a quarter of a century, and include drug sales, stolen property, DUI, habitual offender, driving after revocation or suspension, acts prohibited, breach of bail, resisting arrest, conduct after an accident, criminal trespass, and violation of probation. He has been convicted of several charges and has received many suspended sentences.
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