Drug Dealer From Loudon Accused Of Being Found Unconscious In Concord Parking Lot With Infant, Drugs

CONCORD, NH — A mother from Loudon is facing several charges after being accused of being passed out with drugs and paraphernalia inside a car with an infant inside on Monday night.

Around 8 p.m., officers were sent to the Hannaford supermarket for a report of an unconscious woman inside a Crown Vic Ford. After searching the lot, the officers found the car and spoke to the driver, Kelsey McCarthy, 35, of Loudon. After seeing the drugs, the officers were concerned she might be under the influence, Lt. Thomas Yerkes, of the bureau of investigations, said.

An officer accused her of refusing to get out of the car and resisting, while screaming could be heard over the radio. After a couple of minutes, McCarthy was detained, with the officer noting there was a baby in the back seat of the car.

Concord fire and rescue teams were requested to check on the baby. Another officer said the drugs in the car looked like crack, according to scanner chatter.

Dispatch said McCarthy’s license was suspended.

Just before 8:30 p.m., a relative, about 45 minutes away, agreed to come and pick up the baby. But an officer suggested calling DCYF first.

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McCarthy was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled drug and falsifying physical evidence charges, both felonies, as well as aggravated driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest or detention, obstructing government administration, endangering the welfare of a child, and two simple assault on a police officer charges.

The baby was later released to the family member.

McCarthy was held on preventative detention and arraigned in Concord District Court on Tuesday. She was released on personal recognizance and is due back in court on April 7.

According to the superior court records and posts on Patch, McCarthy’s criminal history dates back more than 13 years

In November 2012, she was accused of selling drugs in Concord and pleaded guilty to sale and attempted sale charges about a year later. She received two three-and-a-half-to-seven-year sentences and $1,240 in fines, all of which were suspended for 10 years. She was also ordered to pay $155 in restitution.

A couple of months later, McCarthy was arrested on six cocaine and marijuana sale and other drug sale charges in Concord. In November 2013, she pleaded guilty to all six charges. McCarthy received six suspended sentences and multiple fines that were also suspended, and was given nine days of time served credit. She was found to be in violation of probation or parole in September 2014 and May 2015, and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and a five-year term, with all but 65 days suspended.

In October 2021, McCarthy was accused of forgery and theft by deception in Concord. Thirteen months later, she pleaded guilty to the theft charge and was given another suspended sentence and $491.80 in restitution.

McCarthy was accused of acts prohibited and drugs in a motor vehicle in Bow in April 2023 and acts prohibited in Bow in April 2023. The first charges were dismissed without prejudice in October 2023. But McCarthy pleaded guilty to the second acts prohibited charge in March 2024. She received a 12-month sentence and a $434 fine, both suspended for three years.

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