Bow Woman Accused Of Tagging Storage Units With Graffiti

CONCORD, NH — A woman was arrested last month and held without bail after being accused of tagging a downtown business with graffiti in June. According to a court affidavit, an officer was sent to the U-Haul rental and storage facility on Stickney Avenue in Concord for a report of graffiti found at the business on June 20. The employee stated when he came into work that day, he noticed white spray paint on the door and side of one of the units.

The employee reviewed video surveillance and was able to capture footage of a suspect spray-painting graffiti at just before 1:30 a.m. The footage also showed a man and a woman were accessing a storage unit at the time.

The officer examined the graffiti and reported seeing it on the front door of a unit as well as the cement side of the building. She also watched the surveillance video and wrote in her report that a man was moving things out of a vehicle into the unit while a woman spray painting the passenger door of a vehicle with white paint. The video also showed the woman running around the building with the can of spray paint. Another shot from the surveillance showed the woman spray-painting the door of the unit, according to the affidavit.

The U-Haul employee gave the name of the man was renting the storage unit and a woman, identified Chantelle Bartlett, 21, of White Rock Hill Road in Bow, who had access to the unit.

Later that day, the officer caught up with the man who was renting the unit and spoke to him about the incident. The man reportedly confirmed that Bartlett had access to his unit, she was with him that morning, and was spray-painting his car while he was moving items into the unit.

The officer then made "numerous attempts" to speak to Bartlett but was unable to make contact with her. The officer filled out a warrant for her arrest. On Sept. 12, an affidavit was issued against Bartlett. A week later, she was arrested on Sept. 19, on two counts of criminal mischief. At the time, Bartlett was being held at the Merrimack County House of Corrections.

Bartlett, according to reports on Patch, was arrested on warrants in April and May of this year and arrested on a methamphetamine charge as well as resisting arrest or detention and a bench warrant in Bow in June. She was indicted on the felony meth charge in Merrimack County Superior Court.

On separate dates and incidents in December 2018, Bartlett was arrested on a bench warrant in Derry and two bench warrants in Londonderry. In July, she was arrested in Bow for driving after revocation or suspension, failure to display plates, and breach of bail. Also in July, Bartlett was stopped for speeding in Sunapee and arrested on a warrant out of Nashua District Court for failure to appear.

Editor's note: This post was derived from information supplied by the Concord Police Department and Concord District Court and does not indicate a conviction. This link explains the removal request process for New Hampshire Patch police reports.

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