Bow Man Arrested in Front-End Loader Attack

BOW, NH — A local man was arrested yesterday after on first-degree assault charges after allegedly attempting to harm a family member with a front-end loader – and then turned it on police, too, according to a report. Peter Emanuel, 54, of Bow, was arrested on Oct. 5, 2016, and charged with two felony counts of attempted first-degree assault, one felony count attempted first-degree assault-domestic violence, one felony count of criminal mischief, and two counts of resisting detention.

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According to Sgt. Art Merrigan of the Bow Police Department, officers were sent to River Road for a domestic incident at around 3 p.m. yesterday. Before arriving, Merrigan alleged, Emanuel “used a front-end loader to tip over another piece of construction equipment occupied by the victim,” who was a family member. When officers arrived, they reportedly found Emanuel driving the loader around the property.

“Peter ignored officers requests to turn the machine off, at one point; he backed the machine towards the officers and a police cruiser,” Merrigan stated. “The officers were able to back away and avoid the machine. Peter then drove the machine to the far side of the property where he abandoned it and fled on foot.”

Emanuel was arrested two hours later on Fieldstone Drive and charged. He was held on $100,000 cash bail and arraigned this morning in court.

Credits: WHDH-TV, 7 News, Bow Police Department