Fish & Game Arrest Concord Man After Run Through the Woods

Fish and Game conservation officers on Sunday arrested a Concord man who landed his car in a ditch after he attempted to elude them.

According to the state agency's law enforcement division, Jonathan Benedict, 30, of Concord, was driving his car in an off-limits area under the power lines near Garvins Falls Road in Concord, police said. Two Fish and Game officers spotted him while they were on patrol. One officer stepped off his four-wheeler and made an effort to speak to Benedict, who was trying to turn around at a trail intersection.

However, when the officer approached and indicated the driver should stop and roll down his window, Benedict instead drove down a trail into the woods. A second officer on a four-wheeler went after the car and saw the driver speed up and attempt to jump a sand pile blocking the trail. The vehicle sailed over the sand pile but crashed in a ditch on the other side.

At that point, the officer saw the driver jump out of the car. A foot chase started, but ultimately, the driver was caught and arrested. He was identified as Jonathan Benedict, 30, of Concord, and wanted on a warrant from Pittsfield, N.H.

Fish and Game also seized drugs and drug paraphernalia seized from the car. Three people in the car were not injured.

Benedict was charged with "a number of Off Highway Recreational Vehicle (OHRV), motor vehicle, and drug related offenses," police said and has been scheduled for a hearing to in Concord District Court on Oct. 13.

According to Fish & Game, "once a conventional motor vehicle leaves town or state maintained roadways, under New Hampshire law the vehicle is considered an OHRV and must adhere to all OHRV laws."

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Police lift Jonathan Benedict's car out of the ditch where he crashed it Sunday.

The police say they found these drugs and paraphernalia in Benedict's car.