Concord Man Arrested On Domestic Violence, Mischief Charges

CONCORD, NH — A local man with a history of numerous crimes in recent years is in trouble again after a domestic incident in an apartment last month, according to police and court documents. Nyabunguye Tembasi, 24, of Fisherville Road in Concord, was arrested on Aug. 3, 2017, and charged with simple assault, domestic violence-simple assault, and criminal mischief. Officers were sent to an apartment on Fisherville Road for a report of a disturbance and spoke with family members of Tembasi who alleged that he got into a wrestling match with another man concerning money, according to the affidavit.

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The victim – a man who was slightly older – confronted Tembasi about money inside the apartment which ended up in a verbal altercation between the men, the officer alleged. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Concord NH Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

An older woman stepped between the men and then, Tembasi allegedly ran into another room and smashed a lamp, “because he was angry,” the report alleged. Tembasi returned from the room and then allegedly shoved the other man.

The officer asked the victim to show how Tembasi reportedly shoved him and he did, and added that they were wrestling but didn’t recall specific details of the assault.

The woman confirmed the other man’s account that Tembasi allegedly smashed the lamp and showed the officer the damage in the other room, according to the report.

When speaking with the officers, Tembasi allegedly admitted to the assault and vandalism but “was not very forthcoming” and only offered single word answers. He reportedly admitted to kicking the lamp because he was “mad,” the officer stated, and he was arrested and held without bail.

According to posts on Patch, during the past five years, Tembasi, a refugee from the Congo, has been arrested a number of times on various charges including numerous counts of criminal trespass while hiding in the hallway and basement of the Kennedy Apartments on Thompson Street after being removed from his family’s apartment. He was also trespassed from apartments on Loudon Road and Concord Gardens, all Concord Housing Authority properties, and the Concord Public Library. Tembasi has also been arrested for simple assault, violation of privacy, receiving stolen property, resisting arrest or detention, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, loitering, operating without a valid license, criminal threatening, bench warrants, and multiple counts default or breach of bail conditions.