Concord Man Arrested on Second-Degree Assault, Threat, Kidnapping Charges

CONCORD, NH — A local man was arrested on numerous charges earlier this month including making at least one death threat, assault, and kidnapping charges, according to a police report and court affidavit. Jason Clairmont, 38, of Ormond Street in Concord, was arrested at 1:40 a.m. on Oct. 7, 2016, for two counts of second-degree assault and kidnapping, all felonies, as well as obstructing the report of a crime or injury, criminal threatening, and two counts of simple assault.

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According to an affidavit, Chichester Police contacted polie on June 24, 2016, about an incident on Bear Hill Road at around 10:30 p.m. where there was a man with injuries in the road. The man – 56 – reportedly told police that he had been kidnapped from Concord.

“(The victim) reported that he had been kidnapped at the 7-Eleven on Loudon road in Concord and that the subject had put a gun to his head, specifically, a gray Glock handgun,” according to the affidavit. “(The officer) indicated that (the victim) told him he did not want to talk about it at the time and only identified the suspect as a male operating a gray truck.”

The victim was transported to the hospital with a compound fracture on his arm that was protruding through his skin, according to the report.

A Concord officer and detective went to the hospital to speak to the victim about the case. The victim stated that he was assaulted on Ormond Street at about 10:30 p.m. and alleged that a man named “Jay” had assaulted him. He said there were two other people living at the home, including another man and woman. A few hours later, two other detectives went to speak to the victim and noted that along with the broken arm, the victim had dried blood on his face, arm, chest, a bruised left eye, and a laceration to his chin, according to the detective.

They recorded the interview with the victim who alleged that he was having a beer in the backyard of the home with a man named “Jay” when he began discussing children’s books in the basement of the building that the victim had seen. “Jay” – later identified as Clairmont – reportedly got upset noting that the books were his grandmother’s, who was now dead, and reportedly began berating the victim about drinking his alcohol, eating his food, and allegations about a debt the victim owed to another person in Boston, according to the affidavit. Clairmont then allegedly began punching the victim in the head with his fists again and again, according to the affidavit. He attempted to block the punches – including moving his arm up to protect himself – and it was broken in the process of being pummeled, according to the report. When he tried to get up, Clairmont allegedly kicked him, and then, told him he had five minutes to get his stuff together to leave.

At this time, according to the report, the two other residents arrived home and he went inside to clean up to leave. Clairmont allegedly continued to yell at him and he got into a pickup truck to get a ride to leave. While waiting in the truck, he received a text message from a friend and began reading it. The victim claimed that Clairmont saw this and assumed he was calling police, according to the affidavit.

“If you do, you’re dead,” he allegedly stated to the victim after the victim denied he had called police.

Clairmont allegedly grabbed the phone and walked to the back of the home but returned and began driving the victim to the 7-Eleven while allegedly punching him again, according to the report. At the 7-Eleven, the victim attempted to jump out of the truck but Clairmont allegedly grabbed him and pulled him back in and took off from the store.

The victim stated that he was bleeding and began wiping his blood on the inside of the pickup truck. He alleged that Clairmont started talking about owning a lot of guns and was driving on back roads for what seemed to be a long period of time, according to the affidavit. When the victim asked if he was going to get shot, he alleged that he felt “a hard possibly metallic object pressed against the left side of his head,” according to the affidavit, and thought he would be killed.

Clairmont allegedly stated, “I’m going to f------ kill you so say your prayers,” according to the victim.

A short time later, Clairmont allegedly stopped the truck and pushed him out onto the side of the road. The victim gave a description of the truck and of Clairmont to the detectives and they went to Ormond Street to speak to the other tenants.

According to the report, the detective noted that the victim was “not immediately forthcoming with all of the details” because he said he was “concerned for his safety.”

A medical a few days later noted that he had an acute left supracondylar fracture, an acute left facial fracture, and a laceration to his chin.

One roommate talks

One of the tenants identified “Jay” as Clairmont and stated that they had arrived home and the victim was covered in blood, according to the detective's affidavit. She alleged that the two appeared to be angry with one another. She asked the victim to leave, because she didn’t want any more trouble, and he had cleaned himself up, gathered some things from the basement, and was to be taken to a friend’s house.

She also stated that they suspected that the victim had taken some items and had gone through some of Clairmont’s property, including children’s books. The woman also gave police information about the pickup truck which was Clairmont’s but still registered to an auto dealership in Hooksett.

The other tenant refused to cooperate with the investigation, according to the report.

Blood in the pickup

Two days later, officers caught up with Clairmont in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven on Loudon Road at 1:15 a.m. and questioned him about the incident. He alleged that when he arrived home that evening, the victim began insulting him outside and punched him in the chest with his cane, according to the affidavit. Clairmont reportedly stated that he punched him back in the face which caused him to fall and strike his elbow on a pole sticking out of the ground. He allegedly told the officers that he drove the victim to an area near the Hooksett tollbooth and left him there but was unable to describe a specific location where the victim was dropped off. Clairmont also allegedly stated that he was on the phone the entire time with one of his roommates.

The officers, however, weren’t believing his claims and noted that they saw what looked like dried blood smeared on the center console, passenger seat, door, and seatbelt holder of the pickup truck, just like the victim had said. The vehicle was seized, police applied for a search warrant, and reportedly confirmed that there was dried blood in the vehicle.

On Sept. 30, an affidavit was issued against Clairmont.

Clairmont was arrested by Laconia Police on the Concord warrant and picked up by officers at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. He was held on $25,000 cash bail and arraigned later that day.

Arson, burglary, and other charges

Clairmont, according to the Laconia Daily Sun, was convicted of arson after setting a car on fire in September 2013. He pleaded guilty to two charges. There were also other suspicious fires in the area, according to WMUR-TV. One of the three charges was dropped against Clairmont due to there not being probable cause. He was a resident of Gilmanton at the time but was raised in Laconia, according to the report. Clairmont is currently out on parole. In 2011, he was found guilty of driving after suspension on Route 3 in Gilford, according to fosters.com. In 2009, he was indicted on a burglary, attempting to enter the main lounge at the Gunstock Mountain Resort when it wasn’t open, according to fosters.com.